TWiV 754: Tuesday two: SARS-CoV-2 and TLR2
This Week in Virology
English - May 13, 2021 04:00 - 55.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 2K ratingsScience Health & Fitness Medicine racaniello vincent twiv virus virology microbe microbiology pathogen infection infectious Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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TWiV discusses the finding that the envelope (E) protein of SARS-CoV-2 is sensed by toll-like receptor 2 on cells, leading to the production of inflammatory cytokines that cause damage to cells and tissues in COVID-19.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode ASV vaccine town halls Michelson Prizes FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine for adolescents (FDA) TLR2 senses SARS-CoV-2 E protein (Nat Imm) Review on CoV E protein (Virology J) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly PicksBrianne – Lab.Hacks Lab Assistant App
Rich – Weird viral DNA spills secrets to biologists; COVAX
Kathy – Planet Earth Now
Vincent – Variants at ViralZone
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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