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Chapter 5: Viruses Flashcards

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Seawater can contain ______ viruses per mL

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100 million viruses per mL

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Louis Pasteur

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Postulated that a “living thing” smaller than bacteria was causing certain diseases; also proposed term “virus” (latin for poison)

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Living characteristics of viruses (2)

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  1. They reproduce at a fantastic rate, but only in living host cells;
  2. They can mutate
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Non-living characteristics of viruses (2)

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  1. They are acellular,
    1. that is, they contain no cytoplasm or cellular organelles;
  2. They carry out no metabolism on their own and must replicate using the host cell’s metabolic machinery.
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Parvoviruses

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smallest viruses; 20 nm in diameter

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Mimiviruses

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largest viruses; 450 nm in length

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Virus particles contain __________ DNA or RNA

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either; not both

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Viral Components (3)

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  1. Nucelic Acid
  2. Capsid
  3. Envelope
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Capside

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protein shell that surrounds the nucleic acid

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Nucleocapsid

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the capsid together with the nucleic acid; naked viruses consist only of this

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Envelope

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external covering of a nucleocapsid; usually a modified piece of the host’s cell membrane

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Spikes

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allow viruses to dock with host cell; can be found on BOTH naked and enveloped viruses

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Virion

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a fully formed virus able to establish an infection in the host cell

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Capsomeres/Protomers

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identical protein subunits that make up the capsid

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Enveloped Virus

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a virion with an envelope (most viruses that infect animals are enveloped)

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Naked Virus

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a virion without an envelope

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How do envelopes form?

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When viral glycoproteins and oligosaccharides associate with the cell membrane of the host cell

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All envelopes have a _________

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Phospholipid bilayer

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Genome packaging plays an important role in ________

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the infection

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3 ways genomes are packaged:

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  1. Directly in the capsid-inner side of the protein coat;
  2. Enclosed in special proteins-nucleic acid binding protein;
  3. Enclosed in proteins from the host cell
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Variola Virus

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small pox; double-stranded DNA

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Herpes Simplex II

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Herpes; double-stranded DNA

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Parvovirus

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Erythema Infectiosum; single-stranded DNA

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Poliovirus

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  • Poliomyelitis;
  • Single-stranded RNA;
  • (+) polarity
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Influenza Virus
* Influenza; * Single-stranded RNA; * (-) polarity
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Rotavirus
* Gastroenteritis; * Double-stranded RNA
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HIV
* AIDS; * Single-stranded RNA reverse transcriptase
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Tobacco Mosaic Virus (describe shape)
hollow tubes with protein walls
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Influenza Virus (describe shape)
an enveloped virus with a helical nucleocapsid
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Icosahedral Viruses (describe shape)
derived from 20 triangular vases that make up the capsid; has 12 points of symmetry
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Polymerases
synthesize DNA or RNA
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Replicases
copy RNA
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Reverse transcriptase
synthesizes DNA from RNA
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Lytic Infection
the host cell fills with virions and explodes; result is cell death
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Lysogenic (Latent) Infection
the viral genome becomes incorporated into the host cell's DNA; can remain this way for an extended period; results in host cell living
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6 steps in lytic cycle:
1. adsorption 2. penetration 3. uncoating 4. synthesis 5. assembly 6. release A Pony Undergoes Some Awesome Racing
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Length of replication cycle in Polioviruses
8 hours
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Length of replication cycle in Herpesviruses
36 hours
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Adsorption
A virus can invade its host cell only through making an exact fit with a specific host molecule/Receptor sites/Specific surface structures on host to which viruses attach. These can be proteins, lipopolysaccharides, teichoic acids, etc.
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Penetration
The flexible cell membrane of the host is penetrated by the whole virus or its nucleic acid
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Penetration through endocytosis
entire virus is engulfed by the cell and enclosed in a vacuole or vesicle
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Uncoating
(1) enzymes in the vacuole dissolve the envelope and capsid; (2) virus fuses with the wall of the vesicle; (3) viral nucleic acid is released into the cytoplasm
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Direct Fusion
occurs with influenza and mumps viruses; (1) envelope merges directly with the cell membrane; (2) nucleocapsid is released to the cell’s interior
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DNA Virus Synthesis:
replicated and assembled in the nucleus
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RNA Virus Synthesis:
replicated and assembled in the cytoplasm
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Retrovirus Synthesis:
Once inside the host cell cytoplasm the virus uses its own reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome, the reverse of the usual pattern
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Retrovirus
a single-stranded RNA virus that stores its nucleic acid in the form of an mRNA genome and targets a host cell as an obligate parasite
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Assembly
puts together the new viruses using the “parts” manufactured in the synthesis process: new capsids and new nucleic acids
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The number of viruses released by infected cells is controlled by these 2 factors
(1) Virus size; (2) Health of the host cell
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Poxvirus releases ___ virions
3,000-4,000
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Poliovirus releases ___ virions
100,000
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Oncogenic Virus
Virus capable of initiating tumors; 20% of cancers are caused by these
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Transformation
effect on the cell caused by oncogenic viruses; (1) increased rate of growth; (2) alterations in chromosomes; (3) changes in the cell’s surface molecules; (4) capacity to divide for an indefinite period
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2 ways viruses cause cancer
1. virus carries genes that directly cause cancer 2. virus produces proteins that induce a loss of growth regulation in the cell
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2 cancer-causing viruses
1. papillomaviruses (cervical cancer) 2. Epstein-Barr virus (lymphoma)
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Bacteriophage
Virus that infects bacteria; often make the bacteria more pathogenic
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Parts of Bacteriophage (7)
1. icosahedral capsid head 2. central tube 3. collar 4. base plate 5. tail pins 6. fibers
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Prions
an infectious protein, specifically a protein in a misfolded form; a common feature of spongiform encephalopathies;
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Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
infects the human nervous system; causes gradual degeneration and death; prions
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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
contracted when consuming contaminated beef; infected develop a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
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Viroids
Virus-like agents that parasitize plants; 1/10 the size of viruses; naked strands of RNA (lack capsids)
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Interferon
naturally occurs in human cells to stop virus replication; is used with some success in treating and preventing viral infections
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