TWiV 353: STING and the antiviral police

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , and Kathy Spindler The TWiVniacs discuss twenty-eight years of poliovirus shedding by an immunodeficient patient, and packaging of the innate cytoplasmic signaling molecule cyclic GMP-AMP in virus particles. Links for this episode 28 years of poliovirus shedding (PLoS Path) 36:50 NOT a rare poliovirus (Wash Post) 44:35 Ukraine polio outbreak (ProMedMail) 41:00 Virus particle transfer of cGAMP (Science one , two ) 47:50 cGAS on TWiV 222 47:05 Image credit Letters read on TWiV 353 6:30 , 1:10:25 This episode is sponsored by ASMGAP 3:10 Timestamps by Jennifer . Thanks! Weekly Science Picks 1:27:50 Alan - Miniature calendar Kathy - Dr. Brainlove ( prologue , v. 2.0 , IndieGoGo ) Dickson - The Ph.D. Movie Vincent - Ghostery Listener Pick of the Week Ramon - Children die Chris - ASMLive at ICAAC/ICC Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]