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TWiV 819: How to stall a copy machine
Episode 819

TWiV 819: How to stall a copy machine

This Week in Virology

October 21, 20211h 40m

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Show Notes

TWiV explains how remdesivir inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 RNA polymerase: the drug is incorporated into the growing RNA chain and causes synthesis to stall when the drug clashes with an amino acid in the active site.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

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