Tag: virus receptor

TWiV reviews eukaryotic viruses recovered from ancient permafrost, a mistake made by scientists on Omicron origins, and close relatives of MERS-CoV from bats that bind ACE2 for entry into cells.

TWiV 486: Sean Whelan on being haploid

March 25, 2018
Tagged as: cell entry, ebolavirus, haploid screen, human ERV K, Lassa virus, Lujo virus, retrovirus gene trap, viral, virology, virus, virus receptor, viruses, VSV

Sean Whelan returns to TWiV to speak with Vincent about using haploid cell lines to identify genes encoding cell receptors for viruses, including Ebolavirus, Lassa virus, and more.

The sages of TWiV explain how chronic wasting disease of cervids could be caused by spontaneous misfolding of prion protein, and the role of the membrane protein Axl in Zika virus entry into cells.

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TWiV 141: Mickey gets HCV

July 10, 2011
Tagged as: hcv, hepacivirus, hepatitis C virus, murine model, viral, virology, virus, virus entry, virus receptor

Matt Evans joins Vincent, Rich, Dickson, and Alan to deconstruct a mouse model for hepatitis C virus infection.

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