antivirals Flashcards
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Capsid
Capsid: protein coat surrounding genetic material of a virus
- DNA polymerase:
- DNA polymerase: an enzyme which catalyzes the process of DNA
replication
- Endocytosis:
- Endocytosis: ingestion/engulfing of materials (e.g. a virus) via the
cell membrane
- Envelope:
- Envelope: outermost lipid (fatty) layer which protects genetic
material when traveling between host cells; only present on some
viruses
- Incubation period:
- Incubation period: time duration between exposure to the virus and
the appearance of symptoms
- Latency:
- Latency: the ability a pathogenic virus to lie dormant within a cell
- Neuraminidase:
- Neuraminidase: an enzyme found on the surface of influenza virus
which enables the virus to be released from the host cell
- Nucleocapsid:
- Nucleocapsid: core of a virus, made up of the genetic material and
the capsid
- Reverse transcriptase:
- Reverse transcriptase: an enzyme used to generate
complementary DNA (cDNA) from an RNA template (reverse
transcription)
- RNA polymerase:
- RNA polymerase: the enzyme which catalyzes the process of
transcription
- Transcription:
- Transcription: the synthesis of RNA from a DNA template
- Translation:
- Translation: the synthesis of protein from RNA
- Virion:
- Virion: a complete and free-living virus particle outside of its host;
the vehicle for transmission of the genome to the next host cell or
organism
What is a Virus?
* genomes?
* Viral genomes direct their own?
* metabolic machinery
* alive?
* Can infect all ?
* Reproduction rate?
* tx dif?
What is a Virus?
* “Virus” in Latin means “poison”
* Small, obligate parasites with DNA or RNA genomes
* Viral genomes direct their own replication and the synthesis of other
viral components, using host cell machinery
* No metabolic machinery of their own
* Not “alive” themselves
* Can infect all living organisms; commonly cause disease in humans
* Reproduces much faster than bacteria
* Much more difficult to treat than bacteria
Pellett PE, et al. Basics of virology. Handb Clin Neurol. 2014.
viral structures?
DNA viruses for this class
RNA viruses for this class
DNA vs RNA life cycles
Virus Life Cycle General Steps:
1. Attachment:
2. Entry:
3. Replication:
- Attachment: Polypeptide binding sites (on envelope or capsid) interact with host cell receptors
- Entry: receptor-virus complex enters host cell (e.g. endocytosis)
- Replication: utilizing host cell metabolic processes, nucleic acids and proteins are synthesized and assembled into viral particles
* Process varies (DNA vs RNA)
DNA Viruses life cycle
* Viral DNA enters?
* Host cell’s enzyme used?
* Translation?
* what is made?
* Release of?
* end resullts
- Viral DNA enters host cell nucleus
- Host cell’s RNA polymerasem catalyzes transcription into mRNA
- Translation of mRNA into virus- specific proteins: Enzymes for further synthesis of
viral DNA and Structural proteins comprising viral coat and envelope - Release of complete virions
- Via budding or host cell lysis
RNA Viruses life cycle
* mRNA production?
* Translation into?
* Assembly of and release?
* NOTE:
- Enzymes within virion synthesize
mRNA from the viral RNA template
OR viral RNA serves as its own
mRNA - Translation into enzymes
(including RNA polymerase,
structural proteins) - Assembly of and release similar to
DNA viruses - NOTE: host cell nucleus usually
NOT involved in viral replication
Retroviruses (RNA)
* Virion contains ?
* DNA copy?
* Provirus DNA is?
* Completed viruses released?
* NOTE:
Retroviruses (RNA)
* Virion contains reverse
transcriptase enzyme (RNA-
dependent DNA polymerase)
complementary DNA
* DNA copy integrated into host cell
genome (“provirus”)
* Provirus DNA is transcribed into
new viral genome RNA and mRNA
for translation into viral proteins
* Completed viruses released via
budding
* NOTE: retroviruses often replicate
without killing host cell
Common Viral Drug Targets
Herpesviruses
* genome?
* Responsible for?
* Eight Types Can Infect Humans:
- DNA viruses
- Responsible for cold sores, genital ulceration, chickenpox, shingles,
etc. - Eight Types Can Infect Humans:
- Herpes simplex viruses (HSV-1 and HSV-2)
- Varicella-zoster virus (VZV/HHV-3)
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV/HHV-4)
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV/HHV-5)
- Herpesvirus type 6 (HBLV/HHV-6)
- Herpesvirus type 7 (HHV-7)
- Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV-8)