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TWiV 456: Be careful of canons

27 August 2017 by Vincent Racaniello

Brianne joins the TWiVMasters to explain how mutations in genes encoding RNA polymerase III predispose children to severe varicella, and detection of an RNA virus by a DNA sensor.

 

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Filed Under: This Week in Virology Tagged With: 5'-triphosphate, cGAMP, cGAS, dengue virus, DNA sensor, inborn error, innate immunity, mitochondria, RNA polymerase III, STING, varicella, varicella-zoster virus, viral, virology, virus, viruses, VZV

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