Classification, Structure, and Replication of Viruses - AuCoin Flashcards
T/F: viruses can pass through a filter
true
Viruses are obligate (blank)
intracellular parasties
T/F: viruses can make energy and proteins independent of a host cell
false
What are the limitations of the viral genome?
it can be DNA or RNA BUT NOT BOTH
What are the two general viral morphologies?
naked capsid or enveloped
What two processes have optimized viruses to infect humans and other hosts?
mutation and selection
What is a important characteristic of the genes a virus encodes to ensure its survival?
it must code for any process not provided by the host cell and its components MUST SELF ASSEMBLE
What types of cellular components do viruses hijack?
polymerases and transcription factors
structural proteins and enzymes and nucleic acid binding proteins all together form the (blank)
nucleocapsid
A nucleocapside and a glycoprotein and a membrane make a (blank)
enveloped virus
Papilloma virus, adenovirus, and polio viruses are all (blank) viruses
naked capsid viruses
herpesvirus and retrovirus are both (blank) viruses
enveloped viruses
Hepatitis A virus is a (blank) virus, while all other hepatitis viruses are RNA viruses
DNA
What are the means of classifying viruses?
- structure: size, morph, and nucleic acid
- BCH characteristics like structure and mode of rep
- disease (encephalitis)
- means of transmission
- tissue or organ affected
what is viral tropism?
when a virus preferentially targets a specific tissue type
Picornavirus is a example of (blank) naming
structural
Retroviruses is an example of (blank) naming
BCH
adenoviruses and reoviruses are examples of (blank) naming
tropism
Pox, herpes, and hepadna viruses are all (blank) DNA viruses
enveloped
Polyoma, papilloma, adeno, and parvo viruses are all (blank) DNA viruses
enveloped
Parvovirus is special because it is (ds/ss) DNA
ssDNA
+ RNA is equal to (blank)RNA
mRNA
What is the unit of measurement for viruses? How do they compare to the size of staph?
nanometers, 1/4 the size
T/F: larger virions hold larger genomes and are therefore more complex
true
What is a virion?
infectious particle made of nucleic acid genome packaged into a protein coat or membrane
Where are viral proteins packaged within the virion?
in the tegument layer, between the capsid and envelope
What is the size of poxvirus? E. coli? Human cell?
Poxvirus: 0.3um
E. Coli: 6.0um
Human cell: 30-100 um
What is the shape of the nucleocapsid in nake viruses?
icosahedral
What are the two shapes of the nucleocapsid in enveloped viruses?
icosahedral or helcial ribonucelocapsid
What makes up a ribonucleocapsid?
Protein and RNA together
The (blank) on the surface of the capsid envelope mediates the interaction of the virus and target cell
viral attachment protein
Neutralizing Abs bind to (blank) and block infection
viral attachment proteins
T/F: the capsid is a fluid structure
false
Viruses with (capsid/membrane) are resistant to drying, acid, and detergents
capsids
(Naked/enveloped) viruses can be transmitted via fecal oral or via sewage
naked
The viral envelope contains lipids, proteins, and glyco(proteins/lipids)
glycoproteins
Since the envelope is only maintained in aqueous solution, enveloped viruses are only transmitted via (blank)
body fluids
gp120 protein on HIV binding CD4 on Tcells is an example of the (blank) protein
viral attachment protein
An (icosahedral/ribonucelocapsid) is found in most negative strand RNA viruses
helical ribonucleocapsid
T/F: the helical ribonucleocapsid can self assemble
true
Vesicular stomatitis virus nucleocapsid is a good example of the (blank) structure
helical ribonucleocapsid
What two protein subunits make of the ribonucleocapsid?
N and M
The icosahedron of picornavirus, which is simple, is made of 12 (blanks) with five fold symmetry (i.e. a pentamer)
capsomers
Five protomers come together to form one (blank)
capsomer
How does something like herpesvirus create a more complex capsid?
by inserting structurally distinct proteins between the pentamers (capsomers)
what material is hijacked to make the building blocks of the viral envelope
cellular membrane
most (blanks) act as viral attachment proteins that bind to target cells to initiate entry
glycoproteins
VAPs that bind to RBCs are called (blank)
hemagglutinins
What are the spikes on viruses?
glycoproteins
T/F: cellular proteins are often found in viral membranes
false
T/F: the glycoprotein spikes on viruses are usually immunodominant
true
T/F: all negative strand RNA viruses are enveloped
treu
What is interesting about the influenza A genome?
it is segmented -RNA
The (blank) layer is betweent he envelope and nucleocapsid and contains enzymes and other proteins that facilitate viral infection
tegument
what are the processes involved in viral replication?
recognition attachment penetration uncoating delivery of genome to nucleus
Genome replication and macromolecular synth is followed by viral (blank) and release
assembly