Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiV-osphere introduces influenza D virus, virus-like particles encoded in the wasp genome which protect its eggs from caterpillar immunity, and a cytomegalovirus protein that counters a host restriction protein which prevents establishment of latency.
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- Ebolavirus update (ProMedMail) 21:20
- Influenza D virus (mBio) 22:45
- Vincent’s influenza C virus paper (J Virol) 25:00
- Virus-like particles protect wasp eggs (Sci Adv) 36:45
- CMV protein foils cell defense against latency (Sci Adv) 50:55
- Image credit: Mark
- Letters read on TWiV 372 3:50, 1:27:00
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