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TWiV 763: Cap-snatch fever
Episode 763

TWiV 763: Cap-snatch fever

This Week in Virology

June 3, 20211h 49m

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Show Notes

TWiV explains how cap-snatching, the priming of viral mRNA synthesis with fragments of host mRNAs, can lead to the synthesis of novel viral proteins.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

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