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TWiV 750: To err is viral

  • May 2, 2021
  • Tagged as: copy-back defective viral genome, coronavirus, COVID-19, cytokines, pandemic, pathogenesis, respiratory syncytial virus, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus, viruses

The TWiVmeisters discuss how copy-back defective viral genomes might modulate the clinical outcome of respiratory syncytial virus infection, and detection of antibodies to henipa- and filo-like viruses in Trinidad bats.

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TWiV 428: Lyse globally, protect locally

  • February 12, 2017
  • Tagged as: astrocyte, bacteriophage, blood brain barrier, cytokines, endonuclease, horizontal gene transfer, inflammation, interferon, plasmid, superspreader, transduction, transformation, viral, virology, virus, viruses
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The TWiVsters explain how superspreader bacteriophages release intact DNA from infected cells, and the role of astrocytes in protecting the cerebellum from virus infection.

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TWiV 330: A swinging gate

  • March 29, 2015
  • Tagged as: cfs/me, cytokines, de novo initiation, hepatitis C virus, primer dependent, primer independent, protein priming platform, RNA dependent RNA polymerase, RNA polymerase, viral, virology, virus, X-ray structure

The TWiVers explain how a protein platform assists the hepatitis C virus RNA polymerase to begin the task of making viral genomes.

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TWiV 329: Pox in the balance

  • March 22, 2015
  • Tagged as: cfs/me, chemokines, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, cytokines, eIF2, endoribonuclease, immune marker, innate immunity, mRNA cap, poxvirus, PRK, RNAseL, systemic exertion intolerance disease, vaccinia virus, viral, virology, virus, Xrn1

The TWiV team reviews identification of immune biomarkers in CFS/ME patients, and how a cell nuclease controls the innate immune response to vaccinia virus infection.

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