TWiV 1301: Lost in giant virus translation

This Week in Virology

Mar 01, 2026•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 1301

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Episode description

TWiV reviews lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus seroprevalence among urban pregnant women and newborns in Philadelphia, and a functional translation initiation complex encoded in the genome of giant viruses that drives synthesis of viral structural proteins.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Angela Mingarelli

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LCMV seroprevalence among pregnant women (Emerg Inf Dis)
Giant viruses encode functional vIF4F (Cell)
Ribosomal proteins encoded in viral genomes (virology blog)
Letters read on TWiV 1301
Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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