TWiV 210: Bond, covalent bond

This Week in Virology

Dec 09, 2012•1 hr 33 min

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Episode description

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

The complete TWiV team reviews identification of the cell receptor for hepatitis B and D viruses, and the cell enzyme that cleaves the genome-linked protein from picornaviral RNA.

Links for this episode:

HBV and HDV cell receptor (eLIFE)
Getting to grips with hepatitis (eLIFE)
Sodium taurocholate
Poliovirus hijacks DNA repair enzyme (PNAS)
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