TWiP 88: French foreign lesion

Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel discuss how a secreted protein from the protozoan parasite Theileria transforms its host cells via a cellular proto-oncogene.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin

Links for this episode:

• Leishmania (TWiP #14)
• Transformation by a prolyl isomerase (Nature)
• Theileria.org
• Prolyl isomerase (Wikipedia)
• Image from Transformation & Oncogenesis
• Letters read on TWiP 88

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