Virology lecture #21: Antivirals
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Virology lecture #18: HIV pathogenesis
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XMRV infection is enhanced by prostatic protein fragments
Fragments of an abundant protein produced by the prostate form amyloid fibrils that enhance infection of cells by human immunodeficiency virus type 1. These fibrils, called semen-derived enhancer of virus infection (SEVI), have been found to boost infection of prostate cells by the retrovirus XMRV. Is this evidence that XMRV causes prostate cancer? Because most …
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TWiV 67: Wasting deer and the Hulk rabbit
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Marc Pelletier Vincent, Alan, and Marc talk about chronic wasting disease of deer caused by prions, blocking the semen-derived enhancer of HIV infection with surfen, and making green transgenic rabbits using a lentiviral vector. This episode is sponsored by Data Robotics Inc. Use the promotion code VINCENT to receive …
TWiV 66: Reverse transcription
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson continue virology 101 with a discussion of information flow from RNA to DNA, a process known as reverse transcription, which occurs in cells infected with retroviruses, hepatitis B virus, cauliflower mosaic virus, foamy viruses, and even in uninfected cells. This episode is sponsored by Data Robotics …
TWiV 64: Ten virology stories of 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Vincent, Alan, and Rich discuss ten compelling virology stories of 2009. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV064.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #64 (68 MB .mp3, 94 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, or by …