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Hepatitis C Flashcards

1
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Hepatitis C baltimore classification?

A

Group IV

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Hepatitis C genome?

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+ssRNA

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Hepatitis C infection leads to chronic infection in how many cases?

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60-80%

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Hepatitis C early infection symptoms?

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No symptoms

Asymptomatic

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5
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HCV can be cured by?

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Anti-viral drugs

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Family?

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Flaviviridae

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Genus?

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Hepacivirus

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How many ORFs?

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A single ORF

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1 ORF encodes?

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A polyprotein

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The polyprotein results in how many proteins?

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10

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How are 10 proteins made from the polyprotein?

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Viral encoded and host cell encoded proteases

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12
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The genome is flanked by?

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5’ and 3’ NTR

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13
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HCV genome structure?

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+ssRNA
1 ORF
Flanked by 5’ and 3’ UTR

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14
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5’ UTR includes a?

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IRES

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IRES?

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Internal Ribosomal Entry Site

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Structural proteins encoded?

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Nucleocapsid C

E1 and E2 glycoproteins

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Non-structural proteins encoded?

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P7, NS2, NS3, NS4A, NS5A, NS5B

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NS2/3?

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Autoprotease

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NS3/4A?

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Autoprotease

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20
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NS5A?

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Responsible for creating the membranous web

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21
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NS5B?

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RNA dependent RNA polymerase

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E1 function?

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Fusion

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E2 function?

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Attachment to the cell

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24
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NS2/3 mediates cleavage of?

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NS2/NS3

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25
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NS3/4A mediates cleavage of?

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NS3/NS4A
NS4A/NS4B
NS4B/NS5A
NS5A/NS5B

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26
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NS4A is a?

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Cofactor of the NS3 protease activity

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27
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NS3/4A can also cleave cellular factors included?

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Adaptor proteins essential for signal transduction

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28
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NS3/4A can cleave which adaptors?

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TRIF and MAVS

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29
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TRIF is an adaptor in which signalling pathway?

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All TRLs apart from TLR3 use the Myd88 signalling adaptor
TLR3 uses TRIF
NS3/4A can cleave TRIF

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30
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How does NS3/4A interrupt with TLR3 signalling?

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Cleaving TRIF

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31
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TLR3 signalling leads to?

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Activation of IRF-3 and NF-kB required for IFN-b production

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32
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MAVS is also known as?

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Cardif

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33
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How does NS3/4A interfere with RIG-I/MDA-5 signalling?

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Cleaving MAVS

MAVS is an adaptor that the RLRs- rig like receptors bind to, in order to drive IRF-3 activation and NF-kB

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34
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RIG-I senses?

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Short dsRNA

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35
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MDA-5 senses?

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Long dsRNA

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36
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NS3 can also inhibit TBK1 which causes which effects?

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TBK1 is essential for phosphorylation and activation of IRF-3 in response to cytosolic DNA (DAMPs…)

37
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How does NS3 disrupt TBK1?

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Directly interferes with the binding of TBK1 to IRF-3 and prevents activation of IRF-3 via phosphorylation

38
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NS5B has which function?

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RdRP

RNA dependent RNA polymerase

39
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NS5A has which function?

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Formation of the membranous web

40
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P7 is?

A

An ion channel

41
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P7 function?

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Required for viral assembly and release

42
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Why is HCV so genetically diverse?

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Due to RNA polymerase- no proof-reading ability

43
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HCV is a genetically diverse virus that can be classified into how many genotypes

44
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Virion structure?

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E1 and E2 glycoproteins form the envelope

Inside the envelope there is an icosahedral core

45
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E1 mediates?

46
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E2 mediates?

A

Cell attachment

47
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The virion of HCV is a?

A

Lipoviroparticle

48
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Lipoviroparticles contain?

A

Low density and very low density lipoproteins

49
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Replication of HCV occurs in?

A

Liver hepatocytes

50
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What determines the tropism of this virus?

A

Presence of miRNA-122 in the hepatocytes determines the tropism of the virus, it is required for viral replication

51
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Replication of HCV occurs where?

A

In the cytoplasm

52
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What is the first receptor HCV binds to?

A

Low affinity receptor

LDLs- low density lipoprotein receptor

53
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What high affinity receptor does HCV then bind to?

54
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Interaction with SR-B1 causes?

A

Conformational changes in viral envelope glycoprotein E2

55
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SR-B1 is what type of receptor?

A

A scavenger receptor

56
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Binding to SR-B1 causes?

A

A conformational change in E2 causing it to bind to CD81

57
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CD81 along with tight junction proteins such as?

A

Claudin-1 and occludin

58
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CA81 along with claudin-1 and occludin (tight junction proteins) complex results in?

A

Triggers HCV to be internalised via receptor mediated endocytosis

59
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Low pH within the endosomal compartment triggers?

A

Fusion via glycoprotein E1

60
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Overview of entry?

A

Low affinity binding to the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor
Binding to SR-B1 which triggers a conformational change in E2 and causes binding to CD81
CD81 complex with tight junction proteins (claudin-1 and occludin) triggers clathrin mediated endocytosis of the virion
Low pH in the endosomal compartment triggers a change in the E1 glycoprotein which mediates fusion
+ssRNA then released into the cytoplasm

61
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+ssRNA can be directly?

A

Translated

62
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Translation occurs where?

A

ER

Endoplasmic reticulum

63
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How is translation initiated?

A

CAP independent manner

64
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How does IRES initiate translation?

A

Direct binding of IRES to the 40S subunit of the eukaryotic ribosome

65
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miR-122 an miRNA is expressed in high levels where?

A

In the hepatocytes

66
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What is the function of miR-122?

A

It binds in two places in the 5’UTR upstream of IRES and stabilises the genome allowing translation to occur

67
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What determines the tropism of HCV?

A

miR-122 presence

68
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Translation yields?

A

A single protein- polyprotein

69
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How is the polyprotein processed?

A

By cellular signal peptidase and signal peptide peptidase

By viral proteins

70
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How is the polyprotein processed by viral proteins?

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NS2/NS3 processed by NS2/NS3= autoprotease

NS3/4A processes: NS3/NS4A, NS4A/NS4B, NS4B/NS5A, NS5A/NS5B…= autoprotease

71
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How is the polyprotein processed by cellular proteases?

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Cleavage of E1, E2, nucleocapsid C and P7 is mediated by signal (peptide) peptidases

72
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The proteins that are produced are not free-floating they are?

A

Membrane associated

73
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RNA replication takes place in?

A

A membranous web

74
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Membranous web is formed by?

75
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Membranous web is mostly composed of?

A

Double membrane vesicles containing HCV non-structural proteins

76
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How does replication occur?

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+ssRNA –> -ssRNA intermediate –> +ssRNA

77
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What may be the function of the membranous web?

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To protect the viral RNA from being detected by the immune system

78
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Newly synthesised +ssRNA can be used for?

A
  • Packaging into viral particles
  • In translation to make more proteins
  • As a template for more rounds of replication
79
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Why is the mutational rate of HCV very high?

A

NS5B is an RdRP

It has no proofreading ability and is very error prone

80
Q

Assembly and release?

A

Core protein from ER membrane to lipid droplets- cytoplasmic organelles
HCV RNA relocated from the membranous web to lipid droplets where they are encapsulated - viral capsid takes a bit of the lipid droplet with it

81
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Why do the HCV particles often differ in size?

A

Due to the lipids incorporated into the virion- LVP= lipoviroparticle

82
Q

HCV subgenomic replicon was created in?

83
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The HCV subgenomic replicon structure?

A

IRES and 5’UTR of HCV
Neo- neomycin phosphotransferase gene
IRES of EMCV
NS3-NS5

84
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What has been removed?

A

C,E1,E2,P7,NS2

85
Q

All of the structural proteins were removed so therefore?

A

No infectious particles can be made

86
Q

How can selection occur?

A

Apply to Huh-7 cells on G418 medium (antibiotic)
The antibiotic will kill any cells not expressing the neomycin phosphotransferase which confers resistance to certain antibiotics

87
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Which cells will survive?

A

The cells in which the replicon is self-amplifying

88
Q

Advantages of the system?

A

Non-infectious means it can be worked with at the lowest biosafety levels
Can be used in drug research
Helps us to study replication

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