The TWiV team reveals the repertoire of anti-viral antibodies in newborn humans, and a complement protein that binds the adenovirus capsid and prevents release of the viral DNA.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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- Maternal anti-viral antibodies in newborns (Nat Med) 5:37
- Complement protein blocks adenovirus uncoating (Cell Host Micr) 36:56
- Antibodies neutralize virus inside cells (virology blog) 47:34
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- Letters read on TWiV 544 1:19:32
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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