Viral Replication Flashcards
Most DNA viruses replicate in the ________, most RNA viruses replicate in the _______
Cell nucleus; cytoplasm
What 2 DNA viruses replicate in the cytoplasm?
- poxviridae
- African swine fever
What RNA viruses replicate in the nucleus?
- orthomyxoviridae
- retroviridae
- some paramyxoviruses (canine distemper)
Replication cycle outline
- attachment or adsorption
- penetration or uptake
- uncoating
- synthesis of viral nucleic acid and protein
- assembly/ maturation
- release
Attachment/adsorption
Virus attaches to cell surface
- occurs via ionic interactions (temp independent)
- recognizes specific receptors on cell surface –> cells without receptors are not susceptible to the virus!
Penetration
Virus enters the cells
What are 2 ways enveloped viruses can enter cells?
- fusion: entry via fusing with plasma membrane
- endocytosis: entry by endosomes at the cell surface
- -> virus taken up by invagination of clathrin-coated pits into endosomes
Endocytosis
Endosome becomes acidified –> virus membrane fuses with endosome membrane
- fusion of endosome and viral membrane = release of internal components of virus
Penetration for non-enveloped viruses
Virus crosses plasma membrane directly, or is taken up via clathrin-coated pits into endosomes
- virus directly crosses endosome membrane
Uncoating
Nucleic acid must be uncoated before virus replication can begin
- after uncoating, infectious virus particles cannot be recovered from cell (lasts until new infectious virions are made)
Assembly/maturation
Maturation may follow the initial assembly process
- viruses in final stage of assembly go thru a set of structural transitions and/or biochemical modifications that transform recursor particles into infectious particles
Release
- cell lysis
- budding (does not have to kill host cell)
- not all released viral particles are infectious
- enveloped viruses released by budding from plasma membrane
Structural protein
All proteins in a mature virus particles, even if they make no contribution to the morphology or rigidity of the virion
Non structural protein
Viral proteins found in the cell, but not packaged into the virion
How do viruses affect host cells?
Many inhibit host RNA, DNA or protein synthesis
- damage the function of cells or kills cells