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Morphology of Viruses Flashcards

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Smallest Viruses

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Porcine Circovirus type-1 (17nm)

Parvovirus (18nm)

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Largest Viruses

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Pandoravirus (400nm)

Poxvirus (200x300nm)

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Pleomorphism

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Ability of some viruses to alter their shape or size

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Most viruses are _______ or __________ shaped.

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Most viruses are rod or spherical shaped.

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Common methods used to deterime the morphology of viruses:

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Electron Microscopy (EM)

Cryo-Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM)

X-Ray Crystallographic Method

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)

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_____________ method requires negative staining with electron dense material such as Uranyl Acetate or Phosphotungstate.

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Electron Microscopy (EM) method requires negative staining with electron dense material such as Uranyl Acetate or Phosphotungstate.

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Resolution range for electron microscopy

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50-75 angstroms

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________________ method allows the observation of biological specimens in thier native environment (not fixed or stained in any way)

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Cryo-Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM) method allows the observation of biological specimens in thier native environment (not fixed or stained in any way)

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Resolution range for Cryo-Electron Microscopy

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3.3 to 20 angstroms

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Explain the X-Ray Crystallographic method process

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  1. Virus or viral protein is crystalized
  2. X-ray
  3. Deflection mesasured to form electron density map
  4. Protein model created
  5. Reconstruction of virus structure
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Capsid

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Protein shell of a virus that encases/ envelopes the viral nucleic acid or genome

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The capsid is made up of ______ held together by covalent bonds

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The capsid is made up of capsomeres held together by covalent bonds

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Viruses have one capsid, except for _____________ which have a double layered capsid

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Viruses have one capsid, except for Reoviruses which have a double layered capsid

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Capsomere

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Basic subunit protein in the capsid of a virus

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Nucleocapsid

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Capsid + Virus Nucleic Acid/Genome

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Common capsid symmetries

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Helical Symmetry

Cubic/ Icosahedral Symmetry

Complex

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Incomplete virions cannot form ____________ symmetry.

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Incomplete virions cannot form helical symmetry.

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Helical nucleocapsids of animals are enclosed by ____________

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Helical nucleocapsids of animals are enclosed by lipoprotein envelope

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Naked helical nucleocapsids are common among _______ viruses.

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Naked helical nucleocapsids are common among plant viruses.

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Icosahedral viruses always have ________ corners

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Icosahedral viruses always have 12 corners

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Two types of capsomers present in icosahedral capsid

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Pentagonal Capsomers

Hexagonal Capsomers

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Pentons make up the (vertices/facets)

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Pentons make up the (vertices/facets)

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Hexons make up the (vertices/facets)

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Hexons make up the (vertices/facets)​

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Triangulation Number (T-Number)

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Describes the relation between the number of pentagons and hexagons of the icosahedron.

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The (larger/smaller) the T-Number the more hexagons are present relative to the pentagons.
The (**larger**/smaller) the T-Number the more hexagons are present relative to the pentagons.
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T- Number Equation
T = H2 + h \* k + k2
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ has a T = 1, simplest icosahedron
**Parvovirus** has a T = 1, simplest icosahedron
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Functions of viral capsid
1. Structural symmetry 2. Encase and protect viral nucleic acid 3. Facilitate attachment of the virus to specific receptors on the susceptible host cells 4. Interact with host cell membrane to form envelope 5. Uncoat genome 6. Transport viral genome 7. Recognize and package nucleic acid genome
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Viral envelope
Lipid bilayer with embedded proteins, facilitates virus entry into host cells and may also help the virus to adapt fast and evade host immune system
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Explain how a virus acquires its envelope
Acquired by budding of viral nucleocapsid through a cellular membrane
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Two kinds of viral proteins found in the envelope
Glycoprotein Matrix Protein
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Glycoprotein
Anchored in the lipid bilayer by hydrophobic bonds, spikes seen on the virus surface
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External Glycoprotein
Anchored in the envelope by a single transmembrane domain and a shorter internal tail Antigens of the virus and involved in hemagglutination, receptor binding, antigenicity and membrane fusion
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Channel Proteins
Hydrophobic proteins that form a protein lined channel through the envelope Alter permeability of the membrane and important in modifying the internal envrionment of the virus
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Fusion proteins
Channel proteins that facilitate attachment and entrance of viral contents to enter host cell
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Two kinds of fusion proteins
pH Independent pH Dependent
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HIV and Measles are examples of pH (independent/dependent) fusion proteins.
HIV and Measles are examples of pH (**independent**/dependent) fusion proteins.
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HA of the influenza virus is an example of pH (independent/dependent) fusion proteins.
HA of the influenza virus is an example of pH (independent/**dependent**) fusion proteins.
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Matrix Protein
Proteins that lnk the internal nucleocapsid to the lipid membrane envelope Recognition site of nucleocapsid at the plasma membrane and mediates the encapsidation of the RNA nucleoprotein cores into the membrane
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ proteins play a crucial role in virus assembly
**Matrix** proteins play a crucial role in virus assembly
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(Enveloped/Non-Enveloped) viruses are easy to sterilze and cannot survive for long periods in the environment
(**Enveloped**/Non-Enveloped) viruses are easy to sterilze and cannot survive for long periods in the environment
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(+/-) Sense RNA viruses have infectious genomes
(**+**/-) Sense RNA viruses have infectious genomes
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+ Sense RNA Genome
Similar to mRNA and thus can be immediately translated by the host cell
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- Sense RNA Genome
Complementary to mRNA and thus must be converted to + sense before translation
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RNA Polymerase
Converts - Sense RNA to +Sense RNA
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Antigenic Drift
Changes in the virus that arise from point mutations, may cause change in antigenicity
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Processes of Antigenic Shift
Recombination Reassortment
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Recombination
Exchange of nucleotide sequences between different, but usually closely related, viruses during replication
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Reassortment
Exchange of segmented genomic segments
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Most important mechanism for high genetic diversity in viruses with segmented genome is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Most important mechanism for high genetic diversity in viruses with segmented genome is **Reassortment**
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Viral _________ constitute up to 50-70% of the virion
Viral **protein** constitute up to 50-70% of the virion
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Two classes of virion proteins
Modified Proteins Unmodified proteins
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(Modified/Unmodified) viral proteins are obtained by post-translational proteolytic cleavage of polyprotein.
(**Modified**/Unmodified) viral proteins are obtained by post-translational proteolytic cleavage of polyprotein.
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Lysins
Hydrolytic enzymes produced by bacteriophages to cleave the host cell wall
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Retroviral Integrase (IN)
Enzyme produced by a retrovirus that enables its genetic material to be integrated into the DNA of the infected cell
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Reverse Transcriptase (RT)
Enzyme used to generate complementary DNA (cDNA) from an RNA template
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Nucleic Acid Polymerase
Responsible for viral genome replication
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Structural Viral Proteins
Proteins the form the viral capsid
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Nonstructural Viral Proteins
Encoded by viral genome that are produced in the organisms they infect, but not packed into the virus particles Play role within the infected cell during virus replication or act in regulation of virus replication or virus assembly
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Regulatory Proteins
Broad category of proteins that play indirect roles in the biological processes and activities of viruses Regulate the expression of viral genes or are involved in modifying host cell functions
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Incomplete virions
Virion without nucleic acid
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Effective Virions
Virus that cannot replicate because it lacks full complement/ copy of viral genes
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Defective Viral Particles
Result from mutations or errors in the production or assembly of virions
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Replications of defective virions occurs only in mixed infection with a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Replications of defective virions occurs only in mixed infection with a **helper virus**.
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Helper Virus
Supplement the genetic deficiency and make defective viruses replicate progeny virions when they simultaneously infect host cell and defective viruses
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Defective Interfering Particle (DIP)
Defective virus can not replicate, but can interfere other congeneric mature virion enter the cells
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Pseudovirion
Contains non-viral genome within the viral capsid, look like ordinary viral particles but do not replicate
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Pseudotypes
Related viruses infect the same cell, the genome of one virus may be enclosed in the heterologous capsid of the second

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