TWiV 269: Herpesvirus stops a nuclear attack

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler The complete TWiV team reviews evidence for sensing of herpesviral DNA in the nucleus by the cell protein IFI16. Links for this episode IFI16 is a nuclear pathogen sensor (Cell Host Micr) Nuclear IFI16 sensing of and antagonism by herpesvirus (PNAS) Acetylation regulates IFI16 location (PNAS) Letters read on TWiV 269 Weekly Science Picks Kathy - Female conveners and speakers Alan - Sandgrains Rich - 2013 Lamborghini Aventador Vincent - Happy Birthday Mac and 128K Mac teardown Dickson - Farmdominion Listener Pick of the Week Peter - The Microscope and The Next Global Killer Richard - Glass viruses Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]