TWiV 412: WO, open the borders and rig the infection

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Guest: Mark Fuccio

The TWiVome reveal the first eukaryotic genes found in a bacteriophage of Wolbachia, and how DNA tumor virus oncogenes antagonize sensing of cytoplasmic DNA by the cell.

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Links for this episode

• Zika virus in vaginal secretions (EID) 20:20
• Zika virus in semen (EID) 23:45
• Eukaryotic genes in a bacteriophage (Nat Commun) 29:35
• Seth Bordenstein on TWiV 332 29:55
• DNA tumor virus oncogenes antagonize cGAS-STING (Science) 47:15
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• Letters read on TWiV 412 1:19:10

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