TWiV 374: Discordance in B
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVniks consider the role of a cell enzyme that removes a protein linked to the 5'-end of the picornavirus genome, and the connection between malaria, Epstein-Barr virus, and endemic Burkitt's lymphoma.
Links for this episode
- Divergent requirements for removing VPg (mBio)
- Bond, covalent bond (TWiV 210)
- Link between malaria and endemic Burkitt's lymphoma (PLoS Path)
- Multifactorial role of malaria in Burkitt's lymphoma (PLoS Path)
- Plasmodium infection promotes AID-dependent B cell lymphoma (Cell)
- Children's cancer dependent on climatic factors (Nature)
- Denis Burkitt (Wikipedia)
- Request for PACE trial data (virology blog)
- Letters read on TWiV 374
This episode is sponsored by 32nd Clinical Virology Symposium and ASM Grant Writing Webinar
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