Anita Meier
@anitafmeier.bsky.social
Virologist at ETHZ sharing my fascination for viruses
Check out this beautiful paper (image credit): Zika virus NS1 drives tunneling nanotube formation for mitochondrial transfer and stealth transmission in trophoblasts | Nature Communications share.google/UYRV3BFpAROa...
Zika virus NS1 drives tunneling nanotube formation for mitochondrial transfer and stealth transmission in trophoblasts - Nature Communications
Michita et al. show that Zika virus (ZIKV) NS1 induces tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) in placental cells, which facilitate viral spread and transport of mitochondria in placental cells. Infection with a N...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Check out this beautiful paper (image credit): Zika virus NS1 drives tunneling nanotube formation for mitochondrial transfer and stealth transmission in trophoblasts | Nature Communications share.google/UYRV3BFpAROa...
Image: EBNA1 401 to 641 structure with DNA
Credit: Cryo-EM Structure and Functional Studies of EBNA1 Binding to the Family of Repeats and Dyad Symmetry Elements of Epstein-Barr Virus oriP | Journal of Virology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Credit: Cryo-EM Structure and Functional Studies of EBNA1 Binding to the Family of Repeats and Dyad Symmetry Elements of Epstein-Barr Virus oriP | Journal of Virology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Cryo-EM Structure and Functional Studies of EBNA1 Binding to the Family of Repeats and Dyad Symmetry Elements of Epstein-Barr Virus oriP | Journal of Virology
EBV latent infection is causally linked to diverse cancers and autoimmune disorders.
EBNA1 is the viral-encoded DNA binding protein required for episomal maintenance during
latent infection and is con...
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August 14, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Image: EBNA1 401 to 641 structure with DNA
Credit: Cryo-EM Structure and Functional Studies of EBNA1 Binding to the Family of Repeats and Dyad Symmetry Elements of Epstein-Barr Virus oriP | Journal of Virology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Credit: Cryo-EM Structure and Functional Studies of EBNA1 Binding to the Family of Repeats and Dyad Symmetry Elements of Epstein-Barr Virus oriP | Journal of Virology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Beautiful article characterising how HSV-1 alters the host chromosome and nuclear architecture and image credit: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Herpes simplex virus type 1 reshapes host chromatin architecture via transcription machinery hijacking - Nature Communications
Here, the authors show how HSV-1 rewires the host cell’s chromatin architecture during lytic infection by hijacking transcription machinery and forming contacts between viral and host genomes.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Beautiful article characterising how HSV-1 alters the host chromosome and nuclear architecture and image credit: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It's apparently a glycoprotein fibril layer and used by the virus to attach itself to amoeba, its natural host. 😎
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Mimivirus Fibrils Are Important for Viral Attachment to the Microbial World by a Diverse Glycoside Interaction Repertoire | Journal of Virology
ABSTRACT Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) is a giant virus from the Mimiviridae family. It has many unusual features, such as a pseudoicosahedral capsid that presents
a starfish shape in one o...
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June 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It's apparently a glycoprotein fibril layer and used by the virus to attach itself to amoeba, its natural host. 😎
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Image credit and great paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tailed giant Tupanvirus possesses the most complete translational apparatus of the known virosphere - Nature Communications
Giant viruses are the largest viruses of the known virosphere and their genetic analysis can provide insights into virus evolution. Here, the authors discover Tupanvirus, a unique giant virus that has...
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June 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Many viruses use the acidification of endosomes to change the conformation of their capsid/ envelope enabling the escape into the cytosol to ultimately infect the cell
June 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Many viruses use the acidification of endosomes to change the conformation of their capsid/ envelope enabling the escape into the cytosol to ultimately infect the cell
This of course contributes to the carcinogenic properties of papillomaviruses.
May 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This of course contributes to the carcinogenic properties of papillomaviruses.
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Human immunodeficiency virus 1 ~ ViralZone
A knowledge resource to understand virus diversity and a gateway to UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot viral entries
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April 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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