TWiV 328: Lariat tricks in 3D

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler The TWiVocateurs discuss how the RNA polymerase of enteroviruses binds a component of the splicing machinery and inhibits mRNA processing. Links for this episode Viral polymerase binds Prp8 to inhibit mRNA splicing (PLoS Path) Prp8 protein of the spliceosome (RNA) Nuclear entry of poliovirus RdRp (Virol) RNA processing (TWiV 216) Measles in USA (CDC) Principles of Microbial Diversity Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Letters read on TWiV 328 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Positively Negative (PLoS One) Rich - ISS assembly (YouTube) Kathy - Ancient trees Dickson - Carolyn Porco Vincent - Tony Fauci on Ebola outbreak (YouTube) Listener Pick of the Week David - Shot by Shot Judi - The Power of Herd Immunity Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]