Viruses Flashcards
Obligate intracellular parasites lacking the capacity to make energy or substrates
Viruses
How do viruses replicate?
By assembly of parts
NOT binary fission
The basic structure of a virus is nucleic acid surrounded by a _____ coat
Protein coat
Is viral nucleic acid circular or linear?
Can be either
Outer protein coat of viruses made of capsomeres (subunits forming pentons and hexons)
Capsid
The viral capsid is an outer protein coat made of these
Capsomeres (subunits forming pentons and hexons)
What gives viruses their shape?
Capsid
Viral architecture that is resistant to drying, acid, detergents, and bile
Capsid
Protein coat with the nucleic acid inside
Nucleocapsid
Lipid membrane acquired from a host cell membrane through budding
Susceptible to organic solvents
Envelope
The viral envelope is susceptible to this
Organic solvents
The viral envelope is this
Lipid membrane acquired from host cell membrane through budding
The space between the capsid and the envelope
Tegument
The tegument is the space between these
Capsid and envelope
Are host proteins found in isolated enveloped viruses?
No
These can associate with the glycoproteins in the viral envelope to localize capsid formation to the appropriate location
Viral matrix proteins
What localizes viral capsid formation to the appropriate location?
Viral matrix proteins that associate with glycoproteins in the envelopes
Complete infectious virus particle
Virion
For naked viruses, this is the virion
Nucleocapsid
For enveloped viruses, this is the virion
Nucleocapsid with the envelope
6 stages of the lytic replication cycle for animal viruses
- Attachment
- Penetration and uncoating
- Targeting to the site of reproduction
- Synthesis (txn and tln)
- Assembly
- Release
2 enzymes required for some viruses that are not found in human cells
RNA-dependent DNA pol (make DNA from RNA)
RNA-dependent RNA pol (make RNA from RNA)
Do DNA viruses require extra enzymes not found in the host?
No; just use host enzymes
In the early phase of viral genome replication, these products are made first
Early gene products: non-structural proteins
Viral polymerases and regulatory molecules needed for further replication
In the late phase of viral genome replication, these products are made
Structural proteins, mainly capsid proteins
Genome replication triggers this step