HIV Flashcards

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1
Q

Name 5 ways HiV can be transmitted

A

Sexually
Mechanically via blood

Placental
Perinatal
Post natal

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2
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Which virus is hiv closely related to and what does this virus infect

A

SIV

Affects chimpanzees or sooty mangabey

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3
Q

Which hiv strain is chimpanzee siv homolog to

A

Hiv 1

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4
Q

Which kind of things in a population made it rise in USA

A

Gay population
Sex workers
Needle transfer
Other stis

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5
Q

What type of illnesses can hiv cause

A

Dementia

Immunodeficiency

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6
Q

Which 2 enzymes does virus encode for which are in their nucleocapsid

A

Reverse transcriptase

Integrate

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7
Q

Why is RT needed

A

Because hiv is a diploid rna + virus

Sense strand needs RT to make cDNA first

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8
Q

What is the capsid protein on hiv called

A

P24

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9
Q

What is the matrix protein called which packages nucleocapsid

A

P17

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10
Q

Is hiv enveloped like influenza?

A

Yes

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11
Q

Which 2 gp are on surface

A

120 and 41

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12
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How does hiv enter

A

Gp 120 binds to CD4 receptors which cause a conformation change exposing gp 41 which then binds to ccr5 co receptor = fusion of envelope with membrane

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13
Q

When the envelope fuses with cell membrane what happens

A

Nucleocapsid is released and intregrase, rt and the diploid rna + released

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14
Q

What’s the first thing which happens to the rna +

A

It is converted to cDNA -

The rna strand is then disposed of

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15
Q

Which enzyme degrades rna strand after it’s been converted to cDNA

A

Rnase H (type of reverse transcriptase)

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16
Q

What happens with the cDNA - strand

A

Replicated via dna dep rna polymerase

17
Q

When viral dna is ds what is the site called where it is integrated into host dna (via integrase)

A

LTRs

18
Q

What are the 3 poly proteins translated via viral dna into mrna after integration

A

Gag , pol , env

19
Q

Which 2 proteins does poly protein gag contain

A

P24 capsid protein

P17 matrix protein

20
Q

Which proteins does poly protein pol form

A

RT and integrase

21
Q

What proteins are made via polyprotein env

A

Gp 120 and 41

22
Q

When CD4 is activated by antigens what 3 things does it activate

A

CD8 cytotoxic T cells

B cells to produce antibodies

Nfkb

23
Q

What does nfkb do

A

Activates viral dna transcription into mrna

24
Q

What happens once nfkb allows transcription into viral mrna

A

Structural and other proteins produced

Eg rna + for the genome , p24 capsid , p17 matrix, gp120 , 41

These assemble as usual budding from the cell when gp attach to cell membrane

25
Q

What happens in aids (later development)

A

CD4 cell levels drop to threshold that they can’t produce the immune response anymore Eg CD8 or antibodies

This means there’s development of tumours etc causing death

26
Q

Why don’t vaccines work as well as education does

A

Because high level of antigenic drift

27
Q

Why won’t subcutaneous injections work

A

They increase igG levels but there is still poor mucosal protection

28
Q

Triple therapy is 3 drugs given to help prolong life, name 2 types

A

Nucleoside analogues

Peptide analogues

29
Q

What do nucleoside analogues do

A

Inhibit RT

30
Q

What do peptide analogues do

A

Inhibit protease needed to cleave the 3 poly proteins gag pol env