TWiV 1273: Myocarditis and mimicry

TWiV explains studies which reveal that Inhibition of CXCL10 and
IFN-γ mitgates myocarditis associated with SARS-CoV-2 mRNA
vaccination, and identification of a bacteriophage T7 protein
that antagonizes the DNA restriction system of the host by
mimicking B form DNA.


Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Jolene Ramsey


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Understanding mRNA vaccine-associated
myocarditis (Sci Transl Med)

T7 protein overcomes DNA restriction of host (J Mol
Biol)

Structure of T7 protein that mimics DNA (Mol Cell)

Letters read on TWiV 1283

Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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