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TWiV 166: Breaking and entering


Vincent, Dickson, Rich, and Alan review cell proteins essential for entry of hepatitis C, Ebola, and measles viruses.

Links for this episode:
  • Niemann-Pick C1 is entry factor for HCV (Nature Med)
  • Ebola virus entry requires Niemann-Pick C1 (Nature one, two)
  • Nectin-4 is measles virus epithelial receptor (Nature, PLoS Pathogens)
  • An exit strategy for measles virus (Science)
  • On this day in history
  • TWiV on Facebook
  • Letters read on TWiV 166


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 January 15, 2012  1h38m