Adenovirus (Dr. Frappier) Flashcards
Discoveries from adenovirus
i) 1st human virus shown to induce cancer
ii) alternative RNA splicing
Types of adenovirus
one for mammals, one for birds
components of capsid
hexon, penton
what is found in penton
a base + projecting fibre
feature of genetic material
linear ds DNA
+ terminal protein attached to 5’ ends
+ inverted terminal repeats
What is VII in virion core similar to?
histone
What is the function of VII?
protect genome from being recognized by host DNA damage response
What is found in virion core?
linear dsDNA
4 proteins (V, VII, X, terminal protein)
where does terminal protein attach to?
5’ end of each viral DNA strand
What cell receptor is responsible for entry of adenovirus?
CAR (coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor)
How does virion enter nucleus?
using hexons to interact with microtubules
(too big to get in thru pores)
Describe the steps for adenovirus entry
i) knob at end of fibre on penton bind CAR
ii) penton base bind integrin on surface
–> endocytosis
iii) virion released from endosome into cytoplasm (acidification)
iv) virion move to nucleus thru interactions between hexon and microtubules
v) virion disassembled at nuclear pore
–> DNA enter nucleus
Components of genes expressed by adenovirus
i) 6 early transcription units
ii) 2 intermediate transcription units
iii) 1 late transcription unit
iv) VA genes
After RNA splicing, how much mRNA is formed from late transcription unit?
5 (L1 to L5)
Features of L1 to L5
all have tripartite leader sequence added to them
What is VA gene transcribed by?
RNA pol III
Function of VA genes
act as microRNA
Function of early gene expression
i) induce host cells to enter S phase
ii) Defense against antiviral defense of host
iii) make viral proteins needed for DNA replication
Which gene is first expressed in adenovirus?
E1A
Which early genes help induce host cell to enter S phase?
E1A, E1B, E4
Which early genes help protect infected cells from antiviral defense of host?
E1A,B, E3,E4, VA RNA
which early genes make viral proteins needed for DNA replication?
E2 transcript
what cellular proteins do E1A interact with?
i) pRb
ii) p300, CBP histone acetyltransferase (add acetyl grp to histone tails)
iii) TBP (TATA binding protein)
What happens when E1A binds to pRb?
i) pRb dissociate from E2F
—> E2F activate expression of viral and cellular genes (e.g. viral E2) that move to S phase
ii) recruit pRb to promoter of antiviral genes –> turn them off
What happens if acetyl group is added to histone tail?
allow TFs to access the DNA