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04/17/2011

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Viruses are obligate ___ ___
Definition
intracellular parasites
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T/F Viruses depend on host cell machinery for replication?
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True
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What types of nucleic acids can viruses use as genetic material?
Definition
DNA or RNA
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T/F viruses have independent protein synthesis, energy synthesis and are susceptible to antibiotics
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False
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Basic idea of viral reproduction
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synthesis of subunits and assembly of virus within a living cell
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4 ways that viruses are unique
Definition
small size, obligate intracellular, DNA or RNA genome, replication by synthesis/assembly
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What does the small size of viruses limit?
Definition
The amount of genetic material they can hold
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What is a naked virus composed of? Called?
Definition
The DNA or RNA genome + the protein capsid = Nucleocapsid
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What are enveloped viruses composed of?
Definition
Nucleocapsid, matrix/tegument, lipid-bilayer, and peplomers
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What is the matrix/tegument?
Definition
proteinaceous layer between the envelope and nucleocapsid
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What is the viral envelope?
Definition
Lipid bilayer from host membrane carrying viral peplomers
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What are viral peplomers?
Definition
envelope glycoproteins, "spikes"
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Name the 5 DNA virus Genome types
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Linear duplex, closed duplex, closed circle duplex, duplex circle with one incomplete strand, linear single strand
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Adenovirus and herpesvirus have ____ genome
Definition
linear duplex
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Poxvirus has ______ genome
Definition
closed duplex
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Polyomavirus and Papillomavirus have ____ genome
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duplex closed circle
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Hepadnavirus has ______ genome
Definition
duplex circle one strand incomplete
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Parvovirus has _____ genome?
Definition
linear single strand
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What is a positive-strand RNA genome?
Definition
a genome with RNA that has the same polarity as the coding strand of DNA
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T/F positive strand RNA can act as mRNA
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True
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What is negative-stranded RNA genome?
Definition
same polarity as the template strand
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T/F negative-strand RNA can act as mRNA?
Definition
False
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What are the 6 RNA genome types?
Definition
linear single +/-, linear double (segmented), linear single (+) diploid, linear single (-) segmented, circular single (-)
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PICORNAVIRUS, NOROVIRUS, TOGAVIRUS, FLAVIVIRUS, and CORONAVIRUS have _____ RNA genome type?
Definition
Linear single (+)
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PARAMYXOVIRUS, FILOVIRUS, BUNYAVIRUS, RHABDOVIRUS have what type of RNA genome?
Definition
Linear single (-)
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Reovirus (Rotavirus) has what type of RNA genome?
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Linear double segmented
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Retrovirus has what type of RNA genome?
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Linear single (+) DIPLOID
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Orthomyxovirus and arenavirus have what type of RNA genome?
Definition
Linear single (-) SEGMENTED
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Hepatitis delta has what type of RNA genome?
Definition
Circular single (-)
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What does diploid structure mean?
Definition
The same genetic makeup repeated
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What does segmented genome mean?
Definition
different info in each segment
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Name 3 capsid functions
Definition
attachment/entry to cell surfaces, protect genome, and antigenicity
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List 5 ways that the capsid protects the genome
Definition
Makes detergents, proteases, nucleases, is acid and drying resistant
Term
How does the capsid help with vaccination and diagnosis?
Definition
Host humoral response sees capsule as foreign and makes Ab
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What do negative-strand RNA viruses carry in their capsid to transcribe their genome?
Definition
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
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Describe capsid formation
Definition
viral genome is transcripted/translated to make protomers that self assemble into capsomers which then form the capsid
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Protomers are ____ units while Capsomers are _____ units
Definition
structural, morphological
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Name 3 types of Capsid symmetries
Definition
Icosohedral, helical, and complex (irregular)
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What are the two morphologies of capsomers that make up the icosahedron?
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pentavalent, hexavalent
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How many vertices, faces, and edges are on a icosahedron?
Definition
12, 20, 30
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T/F the icosahedral capsid is rigid and limits the size of the nucleic acids inside?
Definition
True
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What are the morphological units of Helical capsids?
Definition
NONE! The protomers assemble around the DNA, the capsid assembles around the genome
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What is the length limit for Helical capsids? Are they rigid?
Definition
None, no
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Are viral envelopes more or less resistant to the host environment?
Definition
Less
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Name 3 functions of the viral envelope
Definition
Protect nucleocapsid from nucleases, attachment/entry, antigenicity (for diagnosis)
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Two functions of the viral matrix/tegument?
Definition
Viral assembly and to help initiate new infection
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How does the matrix assist in viral assembly?
Definition
It directs capsids to correct comparment and mediates nucleocapsid-envelope association
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How does the matrix help initiate new infections?
Definition
Delivers proteins to infected cells
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___ Nucleoplasmids are all enveloped while only some ____ nucleoplasmids have envelopes
Definition
Helical, icosohedral
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Different peplomers have different ____
Definition
functions, can contain enzymes (flu)
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What are the four structural components of viruses used for grouping?
Definition
nucleic acid type, size (diam helix, # capsomers), presence of envelope (= ether sensitive), capsid symmetry (ico, helical, complex)
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How many RNA viruses are there? DNA?
Definition
14, 7
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What are the 7 HHAPPPPy DNA viruses?
Definition
Herpes-, hepadna-, adeno-, pox-, parvo-, polyoma-, and papillomavirus
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What large, ether sensitive virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, chicken pox/shingles, mono, Burkitts's lymphoma, birth defects, pneumonia, and Kaposi sarcoma?
Definition
Herpesvirus
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What large, ether resistant virus causes smallpox, Orf, and Molluscum contagiousum?
Definition
the pox virus
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What medium, ether resistant virus causes respiratory infections, ocular infections, urinary infections, and gastroenteritis?
Definition
the adenovirus
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What small, ether sensitive virus causes Hepatitis B?
Definition
the hepadnavirus
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What small, ether resistant virus causes warts?
Definition
the papillomavirus
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What small, ether resistant virus causes PML?
Definition
polyomavirus
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What small, ether resistant virus causes Fifths disease?
Definition
the parvovirus
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How do you know the 14 RNA viruses?
Definition
They aren't one of the 7 DNA viruses :-)
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Most DNA viruses are double stranded, icosohedral, naked, and replicate in the nucleus except?
Definition
Parvoviridae (single strand) and Poxviridae (complex, cytoplasm)
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Which DNA viruses have envelopes?
Definition
Herpes, Pox, and Hepadnavirus
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Which DNA viruses lack envelopes?
Definition
Adeno, polyoma, papilloma, and parvovirus
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What are the 7 large, ether sensitive RNA viruses?
Definition
Corona, rhabdo, paramyxo, orthomyxo, arena, filo, and bunyavirus
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How many large ether resistant RNA viruses are there?
Definition
zero
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What large, ether sensitive RNA virus causes SARS and colds?
Definition
Coronavirus
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What large, ether sensitive RNA virus causes Rabies?
Definition
Rhabdovirus
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What large, ether sensitive RNA virus causes Measles, mumps, parainfluenza, and croup?
Definition
Paramyxovirus
Term
What large, ether sensitive RNA virus causes influenza?
Definition
Orthomyxovirus
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Which medium, ether sensitive RNA virus causes Human T-cel leukemia and HIV-AIDS?
Definition
the Retrovirus
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Which medium, ether resistant RNA virus causes gastroenteritis?
Definition
the Reovirus (Rotavirus)
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Which small, ether sensitive RNA virus causes rubella, encephalitis, yellow fever, and Hepatitis C?
Definition
the Toga- AND Flavivirus
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Which small, ether resistant RNA virus causes gastroenteritis?
Definition
the Noro- AND Astrovirus
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Which small, ether resistant RNA virus causes pollomyelitis, common cold, aseptic meningitis, myo/pericarditis, rash disease, and Hepatitis A?
Definition
the Picornavirus
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T/F most RNA viruses are single stranded, enveloped, have helical capsids, and replicate in the cytoplasm
Definition
True
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Which RNA virus is double-stranded?
Definition
the Reoviridae (rotaviridae)
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Which RNA virus are not enveloped?
Definition
Reo, noro, astro, and Picronaviruses
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Which RNA viruses are icosahedral?
Definition
Reo, Picrona, Toga, Flavi, Noro, and astro (only Toga and Flavi are not naked of icosahedral viruses)
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Which two RNA virus replicate in the nucleus?
Definition
Retro and Orthomyxo
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T/F All helical RNA viruses are enveloped?
Definition
True
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What causes viral diseases?
Definition
The consequences of the way each virus solves the problems of reproduction, transmission, and host defense evasion
Term
T/F you cannot predict consequences of viral infection?
Definition
False - many are predictable
Term
How are primary cell cultures generated?
Definition
Remove animal organ, digest with trypsin, centrifuge, cut up, cell suspension, and monolayer celll growth
Term
What grows from a primary culture?
Definition
The cell strain - the cell(s) with longer life spans and can grow in the culture conditions
Term
What grows from the cell strain?
Definition
the cell line - are usually tumor cells that have activated proto-oncogenes and turned off suppressor genes
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What are 3 properties of primary cultures?
Definition
Many cell types, diploid, few cell divisions
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List 3 properties of the Cell strain
Definition
Single cell type, diploid, extended cell division
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Name 3 properties of the cell line
Definition
Single cell type, aneuploid, indefinite cell division
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