episode 512: Flexuous SUMO wrestlers
Anne Simon joins the TWiV team to talk about plant viruses, including plum pox virus that devastates nut and stone fruit trees, and a geminivirus protein that regulates viral DNA synthesis.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker, and Anne Simon
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Links for this episode- Support Viruses Gordon Conference3:38
- Potyvirus (ViralZone)
- Plum pox (Wikipedia)
- History, biology, management of plum pox (Mich St Ext)
- Papaya ring spot virus (Bus Man)
- Geminivirus (ViralZone)
- Geminivirus rep impairs PCNA SUMOylation (J Virol)
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiV 512
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Brianne - Why are so many genes unstudied? (Zimmerand Yong)
Alan - Unveiling the RNA World
Rich - Spaghetti mystery solved (PNAS paper)
Dickson - Science Fair
Vincent - A PhD Lab Coat Ceremony
Stephen - Flu vaccine myth rant by Crislip
Jolene - Research Matters in PLoS Path and PLoS Biology
Nicholas - Charity Matters app
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.
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