characteristics of life
organization, homeostasis, growth and metabolism, response to stimuli, heredity, reproduction, evolution, and adaptation
organization
being structurally composed of one or more cells
homeostasis
regulation of an internal environment for stability
growth and metabolism
increasing in size in all of its parts rather than simply accumulating matter
performs anabolism and catabolism
anabolism
transformation of energy by converting chemicals and energy into cellular components
catabolism
decomposing organic matter
properties that viruses share with life
organization
genetic material
replicative life cycle
evolution over time
properties of life that viruses lack
not comprised of cells
lack homeostasis
have no growth or metabolism
do not respond to stimuli
cannot reproduce without the use of host cell machinery
virus
non-living obligate intracellular parasite
virion
a virus that is extracellular
genome
DNA or RNA varies considerably in size and organization
controls the virus replication strategy
central dogma
antisense DNA → (transcription) → sense RNA (translation) → proteins
sense DNA
(+)
non-template strand of DNA
IS NOT transcribed
antisense DNA
(-)
template strand of DNA
IS transcribed
template strand
strand of DNA that IS transcribed
non-template strand
strand of DNA that IS NOT transcribed
sense RNA
(+)
mRNA that IS translated into a protein
antisense RNA
(-)
RNA that is a complimentary strand to the translated mRNA
DNA viruses (9)
Adenovirus
EBV
HSV-1
Parvovirus
VZV
CMV
HPV
HSV-2
Variola virus
RNA viruses (23)
Dengue fever
Enterovirus
Hantavirus
Influenza virus
Measles virus
Mumps virus
Poliovirus
Rhinovirus
RSV
SARS-CoV
West Nile virus
Zikavirus
EBOV
HAV
HCV
MARV
MERS-CoV
Norovirus
Rabies virus
Rotavirus
Rubella virus
SARS-Cov-2
Yellow Fever virus
retro viruses (2)
HIV
HBV
adenovirus
DNA virus
causes the common cold
EBV
DNA virus
stands for Epstein-Barr virus
causes 90% of mono cases
HSV-1
DNA virus
stands for herpes simplex virus
causes cold sores
parvovirus
DNA virus
causes eczema
VZV
stands for varicella-zoster virus
causes chicken pox and shingles
CMV
DNA virus
stands for cytomegalovirus
causes 10% of mono cases
HPV
DNA virus
stands for human papillomavirus
causes STIs and cervical cancer
family of 170 naked DNA viruses
most common STI in the world
vaccine prevents cervical cancer
HSV-2
DNA virus
stands for herpes simplex virus
causes herpes
variola virus
DNA virus
causes smallpox
dengue fever
RNA virus
causes dengue fever
enterovirus
RNA virus
causes viral meningitis
hantavirus
RNA virus
causes hemorrhagic fever
influenza virus
RNA virus
causes the flu
measles virus
RNA virus
causes measles
mumps virus
RNA virus
causes mumps
poliovirus
RNA virus
causes polio
rhinovirus
RNA virus
causes the common cold
RSV
RNA virus
stands for respiratory syncytial virus
causes bronchiolitis and pneumonia
SARS-CoV
RNA virus
causes COVID
west nile virus
RNA virus
causes fever, headaches, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or rash
zikavirus
RNA virus
causes fever, rash, headache, joint pain, red eyes, muscle pain
in rare cases, it causes birth defects and is linked to guillian-barre syndrome
EBOV
RNA virus
stands for ebola virus
causes ebola
HAV
RNA virus
stands for hepatitis-A
causes liver inflammation and damage
HCV
RNA virus
stands for hepatitis-C
causes liver inflammation and damage; ranges from mild illness to chronic illness
MARV
RNA virus
stands for Marburg virus
causes hemorrhagic fever
MERS-CoV
RNA virus
stands for middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus
causes COVID symptoms
norovirus
RNA virus
causes crew ship virus
rabies virus
RNA virus
causes rabies
rotavirus
RNA virus
causes diarrhea in kids
rubella virus
RNA virus
causes German measles
SARS-CoV-2
RNA virus
causes severe, acute COVID symptoms
HIV
RNA retrovirus
stands for human immunodeficiency virus
causes AIDS
HBV
RNA retrovirus
stands for hepatitis-B
causes either acute liver inflammation or chronic liver disease
mutation rate of viruses
high rate because viral genomes have little to no repair mechanisms
capsid
protein coat protecting the genome
may carry accessory proteins
accessory proteins
composed of capsomeres and are found in the capsid
capsomeres
composed of protomers and are found in accessory proteins
protomers
the building blocks for capsomeres that are found in accessory proteins
four basic viral shapes
helical
spherical
polyhedral
complex
helical
repeated capsomeres that form a filamentous capsid that surround the genome
can also be referred to as filamentous
not always strictly helical
examples of helical viruses
ebola virus
mumps virus
tobacco mosaic virus
spherical
has a spherical capsid and/or envelope
capsid holds the spherical shape even if the envelope does not
examples of spherical viruses
influenza virus
COVID
polyhedral
capsomeres that form 20 faces, 12 vertices, and 30 edges
also referred to as icosahedral, cubic, regular or isometric
examples of polyhedral viruses
adenovirus
herpesvirus
mastadenovirus
complex
a “catch-all” group for viruses with no real pattern, or have a mixture of several shapes
examples of complex viruses
t4 bacteriophage
variola virus
rabies virus
envelope
host-derived lipid membrane that contains both the host and viral proteins
not found in every single virus
doesn’t determine the shape of the virus
naked virus
virus without an envelope
attachment proteins
also called spike proteins
glycoproteins that recognize one or more specific host cell receptors
controls viral tropism
viral tropism
the spectrum of cells of a host that a virus may infect
cellular tropism
viruses that recognize receptors in macrophages and neurons
tissue tropism
virus that recognize receptors in the lungs and the brain
host tropism
viruses that recognize receptors in certain hosts such as humans, rabbits, etc
gp120
part of the attachment protein in HIV
binds to the T-cells in the human body
CCR5 or CXCR4
part of the receptor protein
co-receptor used to aid in the attachment of HIV
HIV mutations
occur in the CCR5 receptor
renders the virus unable to attach to the target cell
people are immune to HIV-1
bone marrow transplant
procedure that “gives” people immunity to HIV
stages in viral replication cycle
attachment
penetration
uncoating
synthesis
assembly
release
attachment
the first stage in the replication cycle
the actual binding of spike proteins on the virus to the host cell receptors
naked and enveloped viruses go through attachment
rabies virus targets
muscles
neurons
human papilloma’s (HPV) targets
differentiating keratinocytes
hepatitis A/B/C’s target
liver, specifically hepatocytes
human herpes simplex 1/2 target
mucoepithelium
influenza a’s target
respiratory epithelium
rotavirus and norovirus target
intestinal epithelium
cytomegalovirus’ target
epithelium
monocytes
lymphocytes
rhinovirus target
nasal epithelium
poliovirus target
intestinal epithelium
epstein-barr virus target
b cell
penetration
also called viral entry
can occur by breaking through the membrane, endocytosis, or membrane fusion
endocytosis
process of a cell membrane engulfing a virus
receptor-mediated endocytosis
claritin-mediated
caveolin-mediated
uncoating
can occur simultaneously with penetration
involves the capsid breaking open and the viral genomic material being released
direct penetration
virus cuts into the host membrane and injects the viral genome into the cell
synthesis
sometimes called biosynthesis or viral replication
the actual creation of viral genomic material and viral proteins
DNA polymerase
used during DNA replication
RNA polymerase
transcribes DNA into RNA
reverse transcriptase
transcribes RNA back into DNA