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Tag: transcytosis

TWiV 746: Encephalitis viruses dine on caveolae

  • April 22, 2021

Team TWiV explains how alphaviruses like Western equine encephalitis virus cross into the brain from capillaries by caveolin-mediated transcytosis, and reveal scientists’ incentives and attitudes towards public communication.

TWiV 559: Nectin connection what’s your infection?

  • August 4, 2019

The complete TWiV team give a report on the Ebola virus outbreak in DRC, and reveal that cell surface nectin proteins cause the transfer of cytoplasmic cargo, including measles virus, between cells.

TWiV 470: Just a passing phage

  • December 3, 2017

The TWiV ninjas reveal that bacteriophage particles rapidly move across monolayers of eukaryotic cells from different tissues.

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