CSB351Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Oncogene, Parasitism, Orthomyxoviridae

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4 Apr 2011

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UTSG

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Cell and Systems Biology

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CSB351Y1

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Mounir Abou Haidar

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Viral particles formed of one or several molecules of nucleic acids: rna or dna, but never both. Virus: icosahedral or helical shaped (rna not in the hole of the loop but is packed inside the helix. Capsid/coat is to protect virus: most viruses have capsid --> some viruses may exist without. Some viruses are parasite of other viruses: hep d (human) is parasite of hepb --> steals capsid protein. Virus, consisting of genetic material enclosed in a protective coating. No metabolic system, no intrinsic motility, cannot respond to stimuli, do not grow in the usual sense --> exception: one bacteria virus (tail part contracts, virus injects dna into bacteria) Ability to maintain genetic continuity, with possibility for mutation, is the only basis for considering viruses to be alive. The genes added to cell by the virus cause the infected cell to either produce more virus particles (end result cell death) or to change characteristics of the cell (cancerous)

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2.)

a.) Are viruses that infect Archaea different from other bacterial viruses?

Yes, they do not have protein coats because of the extreme conditions where they live.

No, they consist of nucleic acid and protein just like other bacterial viruses.

Yes, the structure of archaeal viruses is always completely different from other bacterial viruses.

Yes, they have only DNA genomes.

b.) Of the following examples, which is not a common part of many viral life cycles?

The pox virus genome is replicated by DNA polymerase.

Adenoviruses attach to the cell and the nucleocapsid is taken up by the cell.

Pox viruses replicate in the cytoplasm of the cell.

Once an adenovirus virion is inside a cell, host RNA polymerases transcribe early genes

c.) Some viruses are associated with cancer. There are a variety of ways in which viruses may affect a cell in a way that may lead to cancer. Based on your knowledge of the life cycles of viruses and of molecular genetics, what is one way that this might happen?

Viral genetic material inserts into a host genome close to the termination sequence, far downstream of the promoter, and causes a silent mutation.

Viral genetic material inserts into a host genome in a repetitive noncoding region.

Viral genetic material inserts into a host genome, placing a promoter in a new location and turning on a gene that had previously been turned off.

Viral genetic material inserts into a host genome and causes a mutation in a promoter, turning off a gene that had previously been turned on.

d.) Which statement describes the difference between the normal neuron protein PrP^C and the pathogenic version PrP^Sc?

PrP^C is just a protein and the PrP^Sc is a protein with nucleic acid inside.

The PrP^C protein contains more beta sheets while the PrP^Sc protein contains more alpha helices.

The three-dimensional conformation is identical, but the amino acid sequence is different.

The amino acid sequence is identical, but the three-dimensional conformation is different.

QUESTION 1: The rabies virus primarily affects the nervous system. The specificity that the rabies virus has for neuronal host cells is primarily dictated by __________________________.

A. the helical shape of its viral capsid

B. the type of nucleic acid used for its viral genome (single-stranded, antisense RNA)

C. the spikes that protrude from its viral envelope

D. the segmented nature of its viral genome

QUESTION 2: Which of the following genome types has been observed in viruses? To be marked correct, you'll need to select all true statements, as there may be more than one correct answer.

A. Single-stranded RNA

B. Single-stranded DNA

C. Double-stranded RNA

D. Protein-based

QUESTION 3: Choose the correct statement about viral evolution.

A. RNA and DNA viral genomes evolve at equal rates.

B. Cellular genomes mutate at a faster rate than viral genomes due to their large size and increased chance of replicative mistakes.

C. DNA viruses mutate faster than RNA viruses because thymine is more susceptible to mutation than uracil.

D. RNA viruses mutate faster than DNA viruses due to a lack of proofreading replicative enzymes.

QUESTION 4: Your elderly patient is affected by shingles. After careful observation, you note that the virus responsible for the infection has an icosahedral capsid, is enveloped, and has double-stranded linear DNA as its genetic material. Based on this information, in which of the following viral families would you group this viral pathogen?

QUESTION 5: Which of the following is a key difference between lytic and lysogenic bacteriophage replication cycles?

A. Lysogenic bacteriophages release via host cell lysis, whereas lytic bacteriophages bud off from the host cell membrane.

B. The lytic replication cycle ends with host cell lysis and release of newly formed bacteriophage particles, whereas lysogenic replication leads to prophage formation.

C. Lytic replication requires an uncoating step, whereas in lysogenic replication, the bacteriophage's nucleic acid is directly injected into the host cell.

D. Whereas lytic replication enables the infection of several hosts, lysogenic replication only allows for infection of a single host cell.

QUESTION 6: Which of the following is an unsuitable culture method for an animal virus?

A. Direct inoculation of virus onto blood agar

B. Live animal inoculation

C. Tissue culture method

D. Injection of virus into embryonated eggs

1. Select all of the true statements regarding phageconversion.

-The incorporation of viral genesinto the host cell's DNA is an example of phage conversion.

-The expression of the incorporatedgenes and the resulting alteration of the bacterial phenotype is anexample of phage conversion.

-Cholera toxin genes have a viralorigin.

-The cholera toxin is produced bythe virus.

-The cholera toxin itself is transferred to Vibriocholerae by a virus.

2. Viruses grown in media with radioactive sulfur haveradioactive capsids. Why?

Nucleotides contain sulfur

Cysteine amino acids containsulfur

Capsid peptidoglycans containsulfur

Phospholipids contain sulfur

3. Integrase inhibitors work by:

Agglutinating the reversetranscriptase inhibitors

Preventing the incorporation of theviral DNA into the genome

Blocking the final viralassembly

Degrading the viral envelope

4. Once a prophage is formed, the viral genes are reproducedevery time the bacterium multiplies. The genes that encode thelytic cycle are held in check by a repressor protein. Stressinduces the formation of proteases that degrade the repressor. Howwould this affect the prophage?

Apoptosis would be induced.

The virus enters the lyticcycle.

The bacterial genome isdenatured.

The bacterium rejects the viral genes.

5. Can a virus be killed?

No, viruses are non-living andcannot die.

No, viruses are capable ofself-assembly and cannot be permanently killed.

Yes, separating the genes from thecapsid kills it.

Yes, destroying its genome kills it.

6. Which class of drugs would be effective against HIV but notagainst most other pathogenic viruses?

Translation inhibitors that stopassembly of viral proteins.

Nucleotide analogs that haltreplication.

Non-nucleoside reversetranscriptase inhibitors that block reverse transcription.

Receptor antagonists that block viral entry.

7. An unscrupulous malcontent writes a computer program andembeds it in an e-mail that promises lucrative investmentopportunities. The e-mail is sent to thousands of anonymous users,when they open it the program copies itself into the computer'shard drive. The hard drive begins to fill up with copies of theprogram, once it is completely full the computer crashes. Match thecomponents of this story with the components of a viral lifecycle.

1. e-mail containing virus	Virus
2. Innocent user	Binding site onhostcell
3. User's hard drive andCPU	Host cell'sribosomes
4. Program	Uninfected host cell

8. Vaccines work by priming the immune system and inducing theformation of antibodies and memory cells. When the actual virusinfects the host the host's immune system recognizes it andresponds to it. Which feature of viruses helps them thwart thissystem?

	The envelops prevents immune systemrecognition.
	Autocatalytic proteins replicatewithout genetic material.
	The high mutation rate of the viralgenome.
	Integration of viral genescamouflages the virus.
	Shedding the capsid inactivates theantibodies.

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