Diseases of the Immune System V Flashcards
p24
capside protein in HIV
-target for antibodies for diagnosis of HIV
enzymes of HIV
protease
reverse transcriptase
integrase
p17
matrix protein in HIV
gp120 and gp41
two viral glycoproteins on viral envelope
targets of HIV infection
CD4 T cells and CNS
infection of cells by HIV
gp120 - bind CD4
also, gp120 - binds CCR5 and CXCR4
R5 strains
M-tropic
X4 strains
T-tropics
gp120
binds CD4
conformation change to receptors for chemokines
gp41
attached to gp120
inserts into membrane with gp120 activation
fuses with membrane
viral replication
reverse transcription to synthesis of double strand DNA
naive T cells and HIV
have APOBEC3G
introduces mutations into HIV genome
-ineffective to infect naive cells
NF-kappa-beta
gene transcribed with T cell activation
this is bound by the HIV genome
-allowing HIV to thrive when T cells and M0s are activated
synctia
fusion of T cells forms giant cells
-in T-tropic X4 type of HIV-1
cells infected with HIV
CD4 cells
T cells, M0s, dendritic cells
reservoirs of HIV
M0s
follicular dendritic cells
CNS cells and HIV
macrophages and microglia
almost exclusively M-tropic