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Chapter 5: Viruses Flashcards

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1
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Seawater can contain ______ viruses per mL

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100 million viruses per mL

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Louis Pasteur

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Postulated that a “living thing” smaller than bacteria was causing certain diseases; also proposed term “virus” (latin for poison)

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Living characteristics of viruses (2)

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  1. They reproduce at a fantastic rate, but only in living host cells;
  2. They can mutate
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Non-living characteristics of viruses (2)

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  1. They are acellular,
    1. that is, they contain no cytoplasm or cellular organelles;
  2. They carry out no metabolism on their own and must replicate using the host cell’s metabolic machinery.
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Parvoviruses

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smallest viruses; 20 nm in diameter

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Mimiviruses

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largest viruses; 450 nm in length

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Virus particles contain __________ DNA or RNA

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either; not both

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Viral Components (3)

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  1. Nucelic Acid
  2. Capsid
  3. Envelope
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Capside

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protein shell that surrounds the nucleic acid

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Nucleocapsid

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the capsid together with the nucleic acid; naked viruses consist only of this

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Envelope

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external covering of a nucleocapsid; usually a modified piece of the host’s cell membrane

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Spikes

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allow viruses to dock with host cell; can be found on BOTH naked and enveloped viruses

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Virion

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a fully formed virus able to establish an infection in the host cell

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Capsomeres/Protomers

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identical protein subunits that make up the capsid

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Enveloped Virus

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a virion with an envelope (most viruses that infect animals are enveloped)

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Naked Virus

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a virion without an envelope

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How do envelopes form?

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When viral glycoproteins and oligosaccharides associate with the cell membrane of the host cell

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All envelopes have a _________

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Phospholipid bilayer

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Genome packaging plays an important role in ________

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the infection

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3 ways genomes are packaged:

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  1. Directly in the capsid-inner side of the protein coat;
  2. Enclosed in special proteins-nucleic acid binding protein;
  3. Enclosed in proteins from the host cell
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Variola Virus

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small pox; double-stranded DNA

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Herpes Simplex II

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Herpes; double-stranded DNA

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Parvovirus

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Erythema Infectiosum; single-stranded DNA

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Poliovirus

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  • Poliomyelitis;
  • Single-stranded RNA;
  • (+) polarity
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Influenza Virus

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  • Influenza;
  • Single-stranded RNA;
  • (-) polarity
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Rotavirus

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  • Gastroenteritis;
  • Double-stranded RNA
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HIV

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  • AIDS;
  • Single-stranded RNA reverse transcriptase
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Tobacco Mosaic Virus (describe shape)

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hollow tubes with protein walls

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Influenza Virus (describe shape)

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an enveloped virus with a helical nucleocapsid

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Icosahedral Viruses (describe shape)

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derived from 20 triangular vases that make up the capsid; has 12 points of symmetry

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Polymerases

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synthesize DNA or RNA

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Replicases

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copy RNA

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Reverse transcriptase

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synthesizes DNA from RNA

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Lytic Infection

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the host cell fills with virions and explodes; result is cell death

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Lysogenic (Latent) Infection

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the viral genome becomes incorporated into the host cell’s DNA; can remain this way for an extended period; results in host cell living

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6 steps in lytic cycle:

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  1. adsorption
  2. penetration
  3. uncoating
  4. synthesis
  5. assembly
  6. release

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Length of replication cycle in Polioviruses

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8 hours

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Length of replication cycle in Herpesviruses

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36 hours

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Adsorption

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A virus can invade its host cell only through making an exact fit with a specific host molecule/Receptor sites/Specific surface structures on host to which viruses attach. These can be proteins, lipopolysaccharides, teichoic acids, etc.

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Penetration

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The flexible cell membrane of the host is penetrated by the whole virus or its nucleic acid

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Penetration through endocytosis

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entire virus is engulfed by the cell and enclosed in a vacuole or vesicle

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Uncoating

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(1) enzymes in the vacuole dissolve the envelope and capsid; (2) virus fuses with the wall of the vesicle; (3) viral nucleic acid is released into the cytoplasm

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Direct Fusion

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occurs with influenza and mumps viruses; (1) envelope merges directly with the cell membrane; (2) nucleocapsid is released to the cell’s interior

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DNA Virus Synthesis:

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replicated and assembled in the nucleus

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RNA Virus Synthesis:

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replicated and assembled in the cytoplasm

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Retrovirus Synthesis:

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Once inside the host cell cytoplasm the virus uses its own reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome, the reverse of the usual pattern

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Retrovirus

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a single-stranded RNA virus that stores its nucleic acid in the form of an mRNA genome and targets a host cell as an obligate parasite

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Assembly

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puts together the new viruses using the “parts” manufactured in the synthesis process: new capsids and new nucleic acids

49
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The number of viruses released by infected cells is controlled by these 2 factors

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(1) Virus size; (2) Health of the host cell

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Poxvirus releases ___ virions

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3,000-4,000

51
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Poliovirus releases ___ virions

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100,000

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Oncogenic Virus

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Virus capable of initiating tumors; 20% of cancers are caused by these

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Transformation

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effect on the cell caused by oncogenic viruses; (1) increased rate of growth; (2) alterations in chromosomes; (3) changes in the cell’s surface molecules; (4) capacity to divide for an indefinite period

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2 ways viruses cause cancer

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  1. virus carries genes that directly cause cancer
  2. virus produces proteins that induce a loss of growth regulation in the cell
55
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2 cancer-causing viruses

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  1. papillomaviruses (cervical cancer)
  2. Epstein-Barr virus (lymphoma)
56
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Bacteriophage

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Virus that infects bacteria; often make the bacteria more pathogenic

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Parts of Bacteriophage (7)

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  1. icosahedral capsid head
  2. central tube
  3. collar
  4. base plate
  5. tail pins
  6. fibers
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Prions

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an infectious protein, specifically a protein in a misfolded form; a common feature of spongiform encephalopathies;

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Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease

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infects the human nervous system; causes gradual degeneration and death; prions

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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

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contracted when consuming contaminated beef; infected develop a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease

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Viroids

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Virus-like agents that parasitize plants; 1/10 the size of viruses; naked strands of RNA (lack capsids)

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Interferon

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naturally occurs in human cells to stop virus replication; is used with some success in treating and preventing viral infections

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