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Polyomaviruses Flashcards

1
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What family is polyomaviruses part of?

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Polyomaviridae

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2
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Do polyomaviruses have envelopes?

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No

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Describe the virion of polyomaviruses?

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Non-enveloped, 40-45nm, icosahedral

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Polyomaviruses: What direction in DNA replication?

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Bidirectional from a. Unique origin of replication

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5
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How many proteins are encoded in polyomaviruses?

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5-9 viral proteins

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6
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What is the host range for polyomaviruses?

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Mammals, birds, fish

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7
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PyV: Early and late transcripts are encoded on ___ DNA strands

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Opposite

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8
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What is the link between SV40 and the vaccine?

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Early batches of polyomyelitis vaccine were contaminated with SV40

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9
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Does SV40 cause cancer in rodents, monkeys, and humans?

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Monkeys: replicates in kidneys without disease
Rodents: cancer in laboratory conditions
Humans: SV40 found in some cancers but no clear evidence of causal relationship

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10
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True or false: SV40 can be lytic and lysogenic

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True

Infection in permissive cells: new virions and cell lysis
Abortive infection in non-permissive cells: result in transformation of cells

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SV40: What is needed for cells to transform?

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Expression of LTAg and STAg

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12
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What are the two PyVs identified?

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BKPyV and JcPyV

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How do BKPyV and JCPyV affect healthy children?

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Primary infection
Causing mild illness
Through oral route

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14
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Describe latent infection of BKPyV and JCPyV and location

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Establish life-long latency in immune privileged sites like the proximal renal tubes. 80-90% of people persistently infected

No disease during latency

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When do JCPyV and BKPyV reactivate

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Upon immunosuppression

Leads to productive lytic replication

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16
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BKPyV reactivating in common in …

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Kidney transplant patients

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17
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BKPyV: lytic viral replication can result in …

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Acute kidney injury, PVAN, and allograft loss

Haemorrhagic cystitis in bone marrow transplant patients

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18
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What is PVAN?

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Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy

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What are early symptoms of BKPyV?

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Appearance of virus in urine (viruria) and blood (viremia)

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20
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What is the only treatment for PVAN?

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Reduction of immunosuppression

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21
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What is a clear sign of BKPyV?

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Immunohistochemical detection of LTAg

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22
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What is PML?

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Progressive multi focal leukoencephalopathy

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23
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PML is caused by …

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JCPyV

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24
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What is PML?

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Demyelination disease of the CNS
Leads to progressive destruction of the white matter of the brain

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25
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PML is seen in…

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AIDS patients, and multiple sclerosis patients treated with natalizumab (anti-integrin mAb drug)

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26
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How does JCPyV reach the brain?

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Infecting B cells (leukocytes)

27
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Productive replication of JCPyV in ____, the myelinated cells of the CNS, leads to their ____ and to _____

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Oligodendrocytes

Lysis

PML

28
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The JCPyV ___ is rearranged in PML, by deletions/duplication of DNA sequence blocks. The non-rearranged JCPyV is known as ____ and the rearranged ones as ____

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NCRR
Archetype
Prototype

29
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What are the four PyVs associated with cancer?

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BKPyV, JCPyV, MCPyV, TSPyV

30
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What is the only PyV identified as a human carcinogen?

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MCPyV

31
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What is MCC?

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Merkel cell carcinoma
Rare and aggressive skin cancer
80% cases caused by MCPyV

32
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What are Merkel cells?

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Neuroendocrine cells at the base of the epidermis
Close to nerve endings and sense light touch

33
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What are the two aberrant events that contribute to MCC?

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Integration of viral genome into host DNA
Truncation/mutations in LTAg that impairs its DNA replication activity but keeps its transforming activity

34
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What does LTAg do in MCPyV?

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Inhibits pRb
Cooperates with STAg to transform Merkel cells into MCC cells

35
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___ transcribes polyomavirus genome?

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Host RNA pol II

36
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What does the early region of the polyomavirus encode?

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Alternatively spliced LTAg and STAg

37
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What does the late region of the polyomavirus genome encode for?

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Capsid proteins VP1, VP2, and VP3

38
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The non-coding regulatory/control region (NCRR or NCCR) in a polyomavirus contains…

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Early and late promoters
The origin of viral DNA replication (ori)

39
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How do we determine a new species of polyomavirus?

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LTAg sequence differs by more than 15% to known species

40
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How many genera and species are there in polyomaviruses?

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More than 100 species
6 genera (alpha, beta, delta, gamma, zeta)

41
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SV40 is part of which genus and species?

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Beta
Macaca mulatta polyomavirus 1

42
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What genus is species does MPyV belong to?

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Alpha
Mus musculus polyomavirus 1

43
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BKPyV is part of which genus and species?

A

Beta
Human polyomavirus 1

44
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What is LTAg in polyomavirus?

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Oncogene
Involved in cellular proliferation (entry in S phase) and transformation

Hexamer is DNA helicase needed for viral DNA replication

Transcription factor that regulates the switch from early to late gene transcription

45
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How does LTAg promote cellular proliferation and transformation?

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Interacting with host proteins
- Hsc70 chaperone via the J-domain
-pRb and related family members p107 and p130, via the LxCxE motif. These interactions release active E2F to promote S-phase entry
-p53, via the helicase/p53-binding domain. Prevents apoptosis

46
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What is the domain structure of SV40 LTAg?

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JD: J-domain: binds to host HSc70 chaperone and stimulates its activity

LxCxE/pRb: Rb-binding motif. Binds host pRb, p107 and p130

NLS: Nuclear localization signal: interacts with host importing

OBD: Origin-binding domain. Binds to sites in the origin of DNA replication

Helicase/p53: Domain with DNA helicase activity and domain that binds to host p53

HR: Host range region

47
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What is needed for the transformation activity of LTAg?

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N-terminal region: JD, LxCxE/Rb-binding motif
Sometimes p-53 binding domain needed

48
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The only viral protein required for genome replication in PyV is…

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LTAg

49
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Describe the structure and function of STAg.

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Shares an N-terminal J-domain with LTAg (overlapping coding sequence)
Helps LTAg, can’t transform cells by itself except for in MCPyV
Activates expression of genes needed for S phase entry and progression.

Activity of STAg depends on its interaction with host phosphatase PP2A.
Active form of PP2A consists of a heterotrimer
STAg replaces the substrate-targeting B subunit, inactivating the enzyme

50
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Describe icosahedral symmetry of PyV

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T=7 icosahedral symmetry
72 pentamers of VP1 (12 pentamers with 5 neighbours, 60 pentamers with 6 neighbours)

51
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Important: PyV: Pentamers interact via the C-terminal portion of VP1 and are further stabilized by ….

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Pentamers interact via the C-terminal portion of VP1 and are further stabilized by calcium ions and disulfide bonds between them

52
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SV40 entry: SV40 binds to ____ which triggers _____. SV40 moves to ____ and is targeted to the _____. Then enters into the _____ and then moves to _____. Genome is released for transcription and translation

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GM1 gangliosides
Caveolae-dependent endocytosis
Endosomes
ER
Cytosol
Nucleus

53
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What are the attachment factors commonly used by polyomaviruses?

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All PyV use sialic acid-containing receptors for attachment

Glycosaminoglycans
Integrity
Gangliosides

54
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What are sialic acid-containing receptors?

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Glycoproteins or glycolipids with attached mono or oligosaccharides and terminal sialic residues

55
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What are glycosaminoglycans?

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Contain repeating disaccharides and are attached to the polysaccharide sugar core by link proteins

56
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What are integrins?

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Heterodimeric proteins comprised of alpha and beta chains
Contain beta propeller domain, thigh and calf domain, and epidermal growth factor binding domains

57
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What are gangliosides?

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Glycosphingolipids with ceramide embedded in the membrane and an oligosaccharide chain with one or more sialic acids

May also contain a terminal sialic acid

58
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____ is the only PyV that uses clathrin-mediated endocytosis

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JCPyV

59
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SV40, MPyV, and MCPyV use ____ endocytosis and or ____ to enter the cell. JCPyV and BKPyV may also use ____ to enter cells.

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Caveolin-mediated endocytosis
Non-clathrin/non-caveolin lipid raft uptake mechanisms

Extracellular vesicles

60
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What attaches to the ganglioside receptor for PyV?

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VP1

61
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PyV vesicle translocates to the ER through…

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Microtubules

62
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In the ER, the PyV virion’s capsid structure is destabilized by…

A

Host disulfide isomerases

63
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In the cytoplasm, the PyV virion loses VP1 due to…

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Low calcium conditions of the cytosol

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