TWiV reviews the structural basis for Rep-mediated adeno-associated virus DNA genome packaging, how influenza virus-infected myeloid cells travel to the heart and infect cardiomyocytes, leading to IFN-fueled heart damage.
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Links for this episode- Support science education at MicrobeTV Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) Robin Weiss passes (ICR) Judge strikes down RFK Jr.’s vaccine policies (NYTimes) How Rep protein packages AAV DNA (Cell Rep) How influenza virus causes heart damage (Immunity) Influenza virus hitches a cellular ride to the heart (Cell Host Microbe) Letters read on TWiV 1307 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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