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Biology
Undergraduate 1
06/26/2010

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Term
Virus
contains?
Definition
DNA or RNA
a protein coat "capsid"
Term
Definition:
Virus
Definition
Non-living obligate intercellular parasites
Term
Virus species:
based on
Definition
host range
Term
Virus:
length?
Definition
10-1000nm in length
can be seen by EM only
Term
Viral structure:
Virion
Definition
a mature, infective particle consisting of nucleic acid and protein coat ( an envelop depending upon the species)
Term
Caspid:
subunit?
Definition
capsomeres
Term
If the virus has an envelop, ____________ are usually present
Definition
spikes
(carbohydrateliped complexes)
Term
Virus Morphology:
4 types
Definition
Helical
Polyhedral
Evenloped
Complex
Term
Virus without envelope is said to be
Definition
Naked
Term
Helical virus:
shape?
Definition
long rods in a helical configuration
capsids are hollow cylinders
Term
Polyhedral virus:
Shape?
Definition
many-sided
Icosahefron ( 20 triangular faces)
Term
Enveloped virus:
shape?
Definition
helical or polyhedral
acquire their envelope by taking part of the plasma membrane of the host cell as they "bud"from the cell ( leave by exocytosis)
usually animal virus
Term
What type of virus usually animal virus?
Definition
enveloped virus
Term
Complex virus:
shape?
Definition
a polyhedral head with a complex tail attached bacteriophages
Term
Taxonomy of viruses:
based on
Definition
type of nucleic acid
life-cycle strategy
morphology
Term
Taxonomy of viruses:
based on
Definition
type of nucleic acid
life-cycle strategy
morphology
Term
Definition:
Viral species
Definition
a group of viruses sharing the same genetic information and ecological niche
Term
Viral species:
Naming?
Definition
not binomial names
normal names
do not have to be underlined or italicized
Term
RNA viruses:
3 families?
Definition
Retroviridae
Picornaviridae
Rhabdoviridae
Term
DNA virus:
2 families
Definition
Papovaviridae
Herpesviridae
Term
Retroviridae:
species
Definition
HIV ( human Immunodeficiency virus)
Term
Poliovirus:
species?
Definition
Picornaviridae
Term
Rabies virus:
species?
Definition
Rhabdoviridae
Term
Papovaviridae:
species?
Definition
HPV ( Human papillomavirus)
Term
Herpesviridae:
species?
Definition
HSV ( Herpes simplex virus)
Term
Viral cultures
Definition
host cells must be present
bacteriophages are easiest to grow: incubated on a lawn of bacteria
Animal viruses may require a living host or cultures of host cells
Term
Viral replication strategies "life cycle"
Definition
Viruses do not have enzymes for key metabolic reactions
must take over a host cell to produce vital enzymes and other components
Term
Viral infection
Definition
turns a cell into a factory for producing more viruses
Term
Bacteriophage means..
Definition
bacteria - eater
Term
Bacteriophages:
Morphology?
Definition
Complex
Term
Bacteriophages:
famous example?
Definition
E. Coli
including T2 and T4 phages and phage lambda
Term
Bacteriophage:
two types of life cycles?
Definition
Lytic cycle
Lysogenic cycle
Term
Lytic cycle
Definition
a phage causes the lysis and death of its host bacterium as it replicates
Term
Lysogenic cycle
Definition
a phage incorporates its nucleic acid into the host cell chromosomes and remain dormant for a period of time
also called Temperate phages
Term
Temperate phages use _____________ cycle
Definition
lysogenic cycle
Term
Temperate phages:
example?
Definition
Phage lambda
Term
Stages in the lytic cycle
Definition
attachment: receptor specific
Penetration: phage DNA enters the cell
Biosynthesis: transcription, translation and replication of viral DNA
Maturation- new phage DNA and capsids are assembled into virions
Release: phage lysozyme destroys the cell wall
Term
Stages in the lysogenic cycle
Definition
Attachement and penetration
Viral DNA recombines with the bacterial chromosome to form a prophage
The prophage replicate with the bacterial DNA and will continue to do so until something triggers it to excise itself; then continue with the lytic cycle
Term
Definition:
Prophage
Definition
Viral DNA recombines with the bacterial chromosome
Term
Animal virus:
types of nucleic acids
Definition
DNA
+ or - single-stranded RNA
Double-stranded RNA
RNA-containing retroviruses
Term
Double stranded DNA viral life cycle
Definition
"early" genes are transcribed and subsequently translate, creating viral enzymes necessary for later steps
"late" genes are transcribed, and viral DNA is replicated
"late" translation synthesizes capsid proteins
Capsid proteins migrate into the nucleus, where maturation occurs ( virions are constructed)
Release of viral particles occurs through the endoplasmic reticulum via budding and does not need to kill the cell
Term
Naked viruses vs Enveloped viruses
Definition
Naked viruses normally do cause cell lysis - enveloped viruses bud from cell, acquiring envelope
Term
"sense" strand
Definition
(+) strand nucleic acids
Term
"+" DNA strand
Definition
coding strand
"sense" strand
Term
RNA viruses
Definition
single-stranded (+) or (-) RNA
Term
RNA viruses carrying s.s. (+) RNA
Definition
Retroviridae
Term
Viral life cycle:
using the enzyme reverse transcriptase
Definition
Retroviridae
RNA viruses carrying s.s. (+) RNA
HIV
Term
Flaviviridae
Definition
RNA virus
cause West Nile fever
Term
Togaviridae
Definition
RNA virus
cause rubella and german measles
Term
Orthomyxoviridae
Definition
RNA virus
influenza "flu"
Term
Paramyzoviridae
Definition
RNA virus
cause Mumps and measles
Term
Single-stranded (+) RNA viral life cycle
ss(+)RNA
Definition
ss(+)RNA acts directly as mRNA in cytoplasm; translation of the products make an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Term
RDRP
Definition
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Term
A(-) strand is synthesized form...
Definition
the (+)strand by the RDRP
Term
(-) strand serves to make ________
Definition
more (+) strands
Term
Naked viruses
Definition
do not bud and result in cell lysis
Term
The new (+) strands
Definition
are translated to make capsid proteins, and are eventually packaged into mature virions as the s.s.(+)RNA genome, and the mature virions are released by a process called budding, which resembles exocytosis - the cell many not be killed
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