MicrobeWorld

TWiV 210: Bond, covalent bond

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.

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Links for this episode:

• HBV and HDV cell receptor (eLIFE)
• Getting to grips with hepatitis (eLIFE)
• Sodium taurocholate
• Poliovirus hijacks DNA repair enzyme (PNAS)
• Letters read on TWiV 210

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