The IFIT2–IFIT3 antiviral complex targets short 5’ untranslated regions on viral mRNAs for translation inhibition
By Dustin Glasner, Matthew Daugherty & colleagues.
#microsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The IFIT2–IFIT3 antiviral complex targets short 5’ untranslated regions on viral mRNAs for translation inhibition
By Dustin Glasner, Matthew Daugherty & colleagues.
#microsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🥳🎉Our brand-new review on species-specific differences in interferon response effectors and the resulting barriers to interspecies transmission of viruses is out, go read it!🥳🎉
08.10.2025 07:40 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Curious about how antibodies can target Plasmodium sporozoites?
Very happy to see this review out, it means a lot to me to finish my PhD research topic with a nice overview of what is known about how anti-CSP Abs neutralize the parasite in the mammalian host.
📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
Want to know which innate immunity gene is important for controlling tick-borne flavivirus replication?
Check out our latest preprint
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A new research review examines how carrying dengue virus affects Aedes aegypti mosquitoes' life cycle and behavior and whether the virus manipulates its mosquito host—or if changes are byproducts of other factors.
24.01.2025 16:42 — 👍 22 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
The Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC) is seeking to recruit new group leaders to join the Virology Department.
The application deadline is March 15th, 2025
www.i2bc.paris-saclay.fr
www.i2bc.paris-saclay.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/I2BC-Virology-call_2025.pdf
“One can never be alone enough when one writes… there can never be enough silence around one when one writes… even night is not night enough.”
—Kafka
Working with collaborators in the Global South it upsets me how many pay expensive software license fees, or use insecure pirated versions, when free open-source alternatives are available. Below is a list of easy swaps. Please add to it and share! 👇
20.12.2024 16:55 — 👍 142 🔁 79 💬 22 📌 6
Couldn’t find a virology starter pack so here’s one to get the ball rolling. Repost/reply if you are a virologist so I can find and add you to the list!
go.bsky.app/SinqoJU