TWiP 43: Two remarkable host-parasite conflicts

23/08/2012 1h 32min
TWiP 43: Two remarkable host-parasite conflicts

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Episode Synopsis

Vincent and Dickson review how sickle cell microRNAs contribute to malaria resistance, and inhibition of innate immune responses by an enzyme from trypanosomes.
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microRNAs involved in sickle cell resistance to Plasmodium (Cell Host Microbe)
Trypanosome adenylate cyclases modulate innate immune response (Science)
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