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Lecture 34. Virus Replication Cycle 1 Flashcards

1
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What is the cytopathic effect ?

A

Cell to cell spread of virus resulting in plaque formation

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How can the cytopathic effect be useful to scientists ?

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A way to count viruses - plaque assay

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What is the assumption of counting the cytopathic effect ?

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Each plaque begins with 1 virus particle

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4
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How does the cytopathic effect contribute to HIV ?

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  1. Infects CD4+ T-cells

2. Constant destruction of T-cells

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5
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How does the cytopathic effect contribute to poliovirus ?

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  1. Leads to gut and central nervous system infection

2. Muscle weakness

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6
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What is a susceptible cell ?

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A cell which has a functional receptor for a given virus, allowing the virus to enter the cell (the cell may or may not be able to support virus replication)

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7
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What is a resistant cell ?

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Has no receptor (the cell may or may not be able to support virus replication)

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8
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What is a permissive cell ?

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Has the capacity to support virus replication (may or may not be susceptible)

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9
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Where can a virus enter and replicate ?

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In a cell that is both susceptible and permissive

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10
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What are initial collisions between virions and cells governed by ?

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Chance

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11
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Do virions have powers of locomotion ?

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No, they are inanimate

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12
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How is virus movement driven ?

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Brownian motion, diffusion, electrostatic interactions

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13
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What are the two steps of attachment ?

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  1. Adherence to cell surface

2. Attachment to specific receptor molecules on the cell surface

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14
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How do virions attach to the cell surface ?

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  1. Electrostatic interactions

2. Non-specific interactions

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15
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What type of interactions occur between virions and receptors on cell surface ?

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Specific and specialised

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16
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How many receptors can be involved in virions attaching to receptors on cell surface ?

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More than one

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17
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Can different virus bind to the same receptor ?

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Yes

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18
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Can virus bind to more than one type of receptor ?

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Yes

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19
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What is the poliovirus receptor ?

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CD155

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20
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What is CD155 ?

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Cellular adhesion protein

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21
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What superfamily is CD155 from ?

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Immunoglobulin

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22
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Where is CD155 expressed ?

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  1. Endothelial cells

2. Immune cells

23
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How does CD155 interact with poliovirus ?

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By the viral capsid

24
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What is the influenza virus receptor ?

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Sialic acid

25
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What is sialic acid ?

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Small sugar modification attached to the many different proteins on the cell surface

26
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Where is sialic acid expressed ?

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Respiratory endothelium

27
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How does sialic acid interact with the influenza virus ?

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Viral Hemagglutinin Protein (Ha)

28
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What is the HIV receptor ?

29
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What is the HIV receptor superfamily ?

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Immunoglobulin

30
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What is CD4’s co-receptor ?

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CCR5 or CXCR4

31
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Where is CD4 expressed ?

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CD4 positive T-cells

32
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Where doe the HIV virus interact with the virus ?

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Viral gp120 and gp41 proteins

33
Q

What is varicella zoster virus receptor ?

A

Heparin sulfate proteoglycans

34
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What is varicella zoster virus cellular tropism ?

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  1. Mucosal epithelia - upper respiratory tract
  2. Lymphoid tissue
  3. Skin
  4. Latent infection - ganglionic neurons
35
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Where does varicella zoster virus receptor interact with virus ?

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Viral gB protein

36
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What is SARS-CoV-2 receptor ?

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Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE2)

37
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Where is the ACE2 receptor expressed ?

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Broad distribution- epithelial respiratory cells

38
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Where does ACE2 receptor interact with the virus ?

A

Viral spike protein

39
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What does receptor specificity determine ?

A

Susceptibility of cells

40
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How do cells internalise things from outside the cell ?

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  1. Phagocytosis

2. Endocytosis

41
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How does HIV enter the cells ?

A

Fusion at the plasma membrane

42
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What are the 4 ways viruses enter cells ?

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  1. Clathrin dependent endocytosis
  2. Clathrin/caveolin independent endocytosis
  3. Caveolin dependent endocytosis
  4. Fusion at the plasma membrane
43
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What is the HIV entry to the cell process?

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A pH independent process

44
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What does interaction between viral proteins and cellular receptors trigger in HIV ?

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Conformational change in viral proteins

45
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What are the two conformational changes in viral proteins in HIV ?

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  1. Change in gp120 promotes binding to chemokine receptor

2. Change in gp41 exposes fusion peptide, which inserts into T-cell membrane

46
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What does the conformation change mediate ?

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Membrane fusion

47
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How does influenza enter the cells ?

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Low pH dependent receptor mediated endocytosis

48
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What triggers conformational change in Hemagglutinin (HA) viral protein in influenza entry ?

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Acidification of endosomes

49
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How do non-enveloped viruses (poliovirsu) enter cells

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Receptor dependent conformational change of virion creates a pore in endosomal membrane

50
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What forms the pore in the endosomal membrane in poliovirus ?

51
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What is the model of genome uncoating ?

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  1. Virion binds to receptor
  2. Conformational change - VP1 inserted into plasma membrane
  3. A pore is formed in the membrane by VP1, the RNA genome is released into cytosol
52
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How does SARS-CoV-2 enter the cell ?

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Receptor mediated endocytosis

53
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What cuts the viral spike protein in SARS-CoV-2 in specific places ?

54
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What does the conformational change in the spike protein in SARS-CoV-2 result in ?

A

The spike protein becoming embedded in the endosomal vesicle membrane

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