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Taxonomy of Viruses Flashcards

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General characteristics of viruses

Ecological interactions? Hosts? Consists of?

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  • Obligate intracellular parasites
  • Host cells include all groups of organisms
  • Piece of nucleic acid enclosed within a protein coat
  • 1 type of nucleic acid found in the virion of a given virus
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Virions

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  • Outside of the host
  • inert infectious particles
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Capsid

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Protein coat around the nucleic acid

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Nucleocapsid

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Nucleic acid + protein coat

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Capsomeres

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Protein subunit that makes up the capsid

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Envelope

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Lipid-containing layer with embedded proteins
* Proteins in the envelope are virus specific

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Shapes of Virions

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  • Helical virus: Typical of many plant viruses
  • Polyhedral virus: most common is icosahedron
  • Complex virus: Composed of several parts
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Viroids

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  • Closed circles of single-stranded RNA containing 240-380 nucleotides
  • Replication is dependent on host machinery
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Prions

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  • Consists solely of 1 protein
  • Commonly found in neurons
  • Induces misfolding of normal prion proteins who’s accumulation kills cells
  • Cause of many neurological degenerative disorders
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Taxonomy

Virus

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  • Grouped into families (end in “-viridae”)
  • Given a genus name (end in “-virus”)
  • Given a species name (usually English)
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Classificationof viruses

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Based on characteristics:
* Nature of the host
* Type of disease caused
* Life cycle
* Naked or enveloped
* Type of nucleic acids and strandedness

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Baltimore classification scheme

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Classification is based on the type of genome

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Pathway of viruses

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  • Absorption
  • Penetration
  • Uncoating
  • Replication
  • Maturation
  • Release
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Absorption

Life cycle

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Attachment of the virus to
specific receptors on the surface of the cell

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Penetration

Life cycle

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Virus genome enters the cell
* The complete virion may enter the cell
* In enveloped viruses: Envelope may be left at the cell surface
* In naked viruses: Capsid may be left at the surface

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Uncoating

Life cycle

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Removal of the envelope and\or
the capsid by host enzymes

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Replication

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Replication of the nucleic acid,
transcription and protein synthesis

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Maturation

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Assembly of virus components, nucleic acid, nucleocapsid and accessory proteins to form new virions

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Release

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Mature virions exit the host cell by means of budding or by causing lysis of the cell.

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Latent period

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Eclipse (replication) + maturaiton
* Eclipse (replication): time necessary for the host cells to replicate the viral genome and to synthesize the viral components
* Maturation: time needed for the different components to be assembled

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Rise period (release)

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Virions are detected outside the cell
* Lysis: virus-encoded proteins damage the CM
* Budding

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Burst size

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Number of virions released

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Bacteriophages

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  • Viruses of bacteria
  • Most phages contain linear dsDNA genomes
  • Most are naked, but some possess lipid envelopes
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Bacteriophage Types

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  • Virulent phages
  • Temperate phages
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Lytic pathway

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Infection of host cells always leads to replication resulting in host cell lysis
* Virulent and temperate phages

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Lysogenic pathway

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Genome becomes incorporated into the bacterial host genome
* Temperate phages

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Virulent Phage: T4

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  • T4 attaches to the core region of LPS by the tail fibers
  • Tail lysozymes digest the peptidoglycan layer, forming a small pore
  • Phage DNA is injected into the cytoplasm of the host cell
  • Replication of T4 dsDNA
  • T4 lysosome production leads to cell lysis
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Temperate Phage: Lambda

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  • Genome = linear dsDNA with cohesive ends that join to form circular molecule
  • Genome integrated in the bacterial chromosome at the attƛ site (homologous to the att site in the phage)
  • Infection by temperate phages results in a prolonged, latent state of infection
  • Sometimes, the prophage can exit the chromosome and continue along the lytic pathway
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Prophage

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phage genome within the
host cell chromosome

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Lysogen

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bacterium that contains a
prophage

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Location of replication in animals viruses

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  • DNA genome: in the nucleus
  • RNA genome: in the cytoplasm
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Animals viruses types

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DNA genome

RNA genome:
* plus-strand RNA
* minus strand RNA
* dsRNA
* Retrovirus RNA

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DNA genome

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  • Fusion of cell CM with virus envelope
  • Nucleocapsid transported to nucleus where viral DNA is uncoated
  • Host apparatus synthetizes immediate early proteins, delayed early proteins, & late proteins
  • Assembly occurs in the nucleus
  • envelope is added via a budding process through the inner membrane of the nucleus
  • Ex: Herpes virus
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RNA genome: + strand RNA

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The genome can be translated directly
* Ex: Poliovirus, Hepatitis A virus

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RNA genome: - strand RNA

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The minus-strand is first transcribed into a plus-
strand RNA by an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase carried inside the virions
* Ex: Measles, Rabies, Influenza

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RNA genome: dsRNA

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  • A plus-strand RNA must be synthetized by a viral-encoded RNA-dependent RNA polymerase using the minus strand as the template.
  • The plus-strand is then translated into proteins and is used as a template to synthesize a minus strand to yield dsRNA genomes
  • Ex: Rotavirus
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RNA genome: Retrovirus

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  • The virion carries two identical copies of the genome (plus-strand ssRNA), reverse transcriptase, integrase and proteases.
  • The reverse transcriptase reverse transcribes the RNA genome into DNA
  • The DNA genome travels to the nucleus and is integrated into the host DNA
  • Ex: HIV
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Long terminal repeats (LTR)

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Contain promoters for transcription and participate in the integration process of viral DNA

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Provirus

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  • Integrated viral DNA
  • Cannot excise from the host genome
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Consequences of viral infections in animal cells

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  • Cell fusion
  • Oncogenic viruses
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Cell fusion

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Enveloped viruses that fuse with the host cell cytoplasmic membrane
* results in hybrid cells that have chromosomal aberrations

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Transformation

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Conversion of a normal cell into a tumor cell

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Oncogenic Viruses

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Viral infection is implicated in transformation
* Both DNA and RNA viruses are know to cause tumours

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Mechanisms of oncogenic viruses

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  • Transduction
  • Insertion of a strong promoter
  • Inactivation of a tumor suppressor gene.
  • Expression of viral protein that induces transformation
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Expression of viral protein that induces transformation

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  • DNA virus
  • The viral protein does not have a cell counterpart
  • Integration of the viral genome into the host genome may occur or the viral genome may persist in the cell as an extrachromosomal episome
  • Ex: HPV
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Nonpermissive host

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A host in which a virus cannot complete its infection cycle
* The infected undergoes uncontrolled replication (tranformation)
* Because the virus cannot complete its replication, the cells will never die

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Nucleoside analogs

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Block reverse transcriptase & production of viral DNA

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Protease inhibitors

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Inhibit processing of large viral proteins into individual components

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Fusion inhibitors

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Prevent viruses from successfully fusing with the host cell

LSCI 230: Microbiology (14 decks)

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