TWiV 763: Cap-snatch fever

<p>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.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href= "http://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a>, and <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Cap-snatching makes <a href= "https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30630-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867420306309%3Fshowall%3Dtrue"> new ORFs</a> (Cell)</li> <li>Cap-snatching leads to <a href= "https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30677-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867420306772%3Fshowall%3Dtrue"> novel proteins</a> (Cell)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-763-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 763</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Kathy</strong> – Flat pasta that turns into shapes <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/science/pasta-3d-flat.html">here</a> and <a href= "https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/19/eabf4098">here</a><br /> <strong>Rich</strong> – <a href="https://www.adfontesmedia.com/">Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart</a> (<a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_Fontes_Media">wiki</a>)<br /> <strong>Vincent</strong> – <a href="https://amzn.to/2S45rD3">Martin Beck police myste