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Retroviruses Flashcards

1
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what type of genome does the Rous sarcoma has?

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RNA genome

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2
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what is Crick’ “Central Dogma”?

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“once information has got into a protein it can’t get out again”

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what is the Rous sarcoma virus replication dependent on?

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DNA

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4
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what effects does Actinomycin D has on RNA synthesis?

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Actinomycin D inhibits transcription and hence RNA synthesis

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5
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what inhibits virus growth?

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Actinomycin D

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6
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what route did the effects of actinomycin D in sarcoma suggested?

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RNA -> DNA -> RNA -> Protein

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7
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what is the provirus hypothesis?

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the provirus of Rous sarcoma is a region of DNA homologous with viral RNA stably integrated into the molecule of cellular DNA in the nucleus

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8
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what is used to fight against HIV?

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reverse transcriptase inhibitors

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9
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what is the viral RNA dependent on?

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DNA polymerase

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10
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what does the reverse transcriptase do?

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turns RNA back to DNA

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11
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what are the subfamilies in the family retroviridae?

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orthoretrovirinae and spumaretrovirinae

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12
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how are retroviruses transmitted?

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transmission typically via close contact (oronasal, sexual, blood-borne)

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13
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why does the retrovirus have an envelope?

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because it is susceptible to desiccation and detergents (that’s why the envelope has lipids)

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14
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what are the key features of retroviruses?

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  • two copies of RNA genome in each viral particle
  • reverse transcribe RNA to DNA
  • DNA “provirus” integrates into cellular DNA
  • establish persistent infections
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15
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what does the “gag” gene encode in the retrovirus genome?

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core structural proteins

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16
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what does the “pol” gene encode in the retrovirus genome?

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  • enzymes for replication
  • reverse transcriptase
  • integrase
  • protease
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17
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what does the “env” gene encode in the retrovirus genome?

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envelope glycoproteins

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18
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how do retroviruses infect cells?

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by binding to a cell surface molecule called the receptor

- it binds to a nuclear pore and once it binds it starts replicating

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19
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what is necessary for a productive viral life cycle?

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integration

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20
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where do simple retroviruses (e.g. FeLV) integrate?

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in dividing cells

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21
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where can lentiviruses (e.g. HIV) integrate?

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in non-dividing cells

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what is integration?

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the retroviral genome integrates into the cellular DNA and becomes part of the host

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23
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how much of the human genome is derived from ancestral retrovirus infections?

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8.3%

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24
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what does integration do?

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maximises the chance of viral transmission

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25
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which retroviruses integrate?

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All

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26
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how does the retroviral assembly work?

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  • RNA makes a poliprotein (single long protein?
  • sticks under membrane
  • bends the membrane
  • becomes more circular
  • protein inserted in this new molecule
  • has to be cut off from membrane
  • forms an immature molecule
  • then matures
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27
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where do some of the retroviruses assemble?

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at the pericentriolar region of the nucleus, the fully assembled particles then migrates to the cell surface

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28
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is there any vaccine against retroviruses that is effective?

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only the feline leukaemia (FeLV) vaccine works

29
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what does the FeLV cause?

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immunosuppression, tumours, anaemia

30
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which are the subgroups of FeLV?

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three subgroups: A, B, C, classified according to the viral envelope glycoprotein

31
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from where has the FeLV-A subgroups been isolated?

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from all infected cats

32
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where are the FeLV-B and C subgroups generated?

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within the host

33
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how viral is FeLV?

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Cats may clear the virus or become persistently infected

34
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what do retroviruses establish?

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persistent infections

35
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what does the bovine leukaemia virus cause?

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zoonotic bovine leukosis

36
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what does the bovine leukaemia virus infect?

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B lymphocytes

37
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are there free virus in the blood in bovine leukosis?

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No

38
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what doe persistently infected cattle produce?

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antibodies

39
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what does viral tax protein trans activates?

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cellular genes

40
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how is bovine leukaemia virus transmitted?

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via infected cells e.g. milk, blood

41
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how can bovine leukaemia virus be transmitted?

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vertically or horizontally

42
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which are the oncogenic retroviruses?

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  • alpha avian leukosis viruses (ALV)
  • beta Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV)
  • gamma feline leukaemia virus (FeLV)
  • delta bovine leukaemia virus (BLV)
43
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what are the mechanisms of retroviral oncogenesis?

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  • oncogene capture and transduction
  • insertional activation
  • insertion leading to truncation
  • insertion leading to gene inactivation
  • other mechanisms
44
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how can retroviral proteins lead to tumour formation?

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they can deregulate normal cellular metabolism and lead to tumour formation

45
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what are the effects of an infection with oncogenic virus in the cell?

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  • loss of contact inhibition
  • increased saturation density
  • increased growth rate
  • anchorage-independent growth
  • tumorigenic in appropriate hosts
46
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what causes OPA?

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a retrovirus called JSRV

47
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where does JSRV replicate?

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only in type II pneumocytes and club cells

48
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what are club cells?

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bronchiolar exocrine cells

49
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what does replication lead to?

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To transformation of every cell

50
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what does the viral Env switches on?

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signals for cell division and activates cell signalling pathways

51
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what is the incubation period of Maedi-Visna Virus (MVV)?

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approx. 2 years

52
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what does MVV cause?

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ovine progressive pneumonia

53
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how is equine infectious anaemia virus (swamp fever) transmitted?

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by bitting insects (horseflies)

54
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what is associated with the emergence of viral emergents?

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episodic pyrexia/illness

55
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what are the treatments for swamp fever?

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there are no treatment options

56
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what is swamp fever related to?

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immune complex formation, complement activation

57
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what are the immunodeficiency-causing lentiviruses?

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  • feline immunodeficiency virus
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • simian immunodeficiency virus
58
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how many people are currently infected by HIV?

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35 million people

59
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how many deaths in sub-Saharan Africa are caused by AIDS?

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76%

60
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where do the endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) genome persists?

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in host DNA

61
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what does the integration of the retrovirus into the germ cellular DNA cause?

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vertical transmission of viral DNA to offspring

62
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what are ERVs?

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transposable (mobile) genetic elements

63
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are ERVs defective?

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most of them, but not all

64
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what do ERV-derived genes may provide to the host?

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useful or essential functions to the host e.g. syncytin in placental morphogenesis

65
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what is the fusion of the trophoblast cell layer into the continuous multinucleate syncytiotrophoblast associated with?

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implantation of the embryo

66
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what mediates the trophoblast cell fusion?

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the expression of the HERV-W Env (envelope)

67
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for what have retroviral vectors been developed?

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gene therapy

68
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what may the integration of DNA provirus lead to?

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development of cancer

69
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what is the integration of DNA provirus used for?

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exploited for gene therapy

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