Exam 3 Retrovirology Flashcards
Central dogma
DNA to RNA to protein
Retroviruses use a _____ template, which means they violate _____
RNA; Central dogma
Retroviruses make ____ from an RNA template
RNA to DNA to RNA to protein
Retroviruses use _____ to get from RNA to DNA
Reverse transcription
Retroviruses - characterization
- group of enveloped RNA (positive strand) viruses
- unique mode of viral replication
Retroviruses use what enzyme for viral replication?
- RNA-dependent DNA polymerase
- Reverse transcriptase
Reverse transcriptase is abbreviated as:
RT or RTase
Retroviruses enter the cell as a ____ RNA accompanied by ____
Positive strand RNA; RNA enzyme (RT)
After DNA is made from RNA template, what happens?
It is integrated into host DNA (provirus)
Provirus is located in the:
Nucleus
Two classifications of retroviruses (families)
- Oncovirinae (onco-rna-viruses)
- Lentivirinae (Lentiviruses)
What virus is a part of the oncovirinae?
HTLV
What virus is a part of the lentivirinae?
HIV
HTLV stands for:
Human T-lymphotrophic virus
HIV stands for:
Human immunodeficiency virus
What is the morphology of the HTLV capsid?
C-type (central, spherical)
What is the morphology of the HIV capsid?
D-type (central, cone-shaped cylindrical)
Characteristics of retroviral infective virion
- Enveloped nucleocapsid
- Two copies of positive strand ssRNA
- Reverse transcriptase (RTase)
- Integrase
The retroviral envelope is acquired from _____ and contains _____
Host plasma membrane; viral proteins
The retroviral nucleocapsid contains:
- Two identical copies of positive strand (+) ssRNA virus
- Multiple copies of RTase
- Integrase
What glycoprotein is found in HTLV envelope?
gp62
What glycoprotein is found in HIV envelope?
gp160