TWiV 180: Throwing IFIT at flu and holding a miR to HCV
- Author
- Vincent Racaniello
- Published
- Sun 22 Apr 2012
- Episode Link
- http://www.twiv.tv/2012/04/22/twiv-180-throwing-ifit-at-flu-and-holding-a-mir-to-hcv/
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Alan, and Rich review association of an interferon-induced protein with severe influenza, and stabilization of HCV RNA by a microRNA.
Links for this episode:
- IFITM3 and severe influenza (Nature)
- Genetics of flu susceptibiligy (EurekAlert!)
- Stabilization of HCV RNA by Ago2-miR-122 (PNAS)
- Clinical trial of anti-mIR-122
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- Letters read on TWiV 180
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