BIOL 2107K Chapter Notes - Chapter 5,6,7,1,8,26,17,19: Cytosine, Protease Inhibitor (Pharmacology), Rna Splicing

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Hiv unit 1 bio 2107 spring semester 2016 gpc. Hiv: a disease inherited or mostly transmitted through blood or saliva. There is no cure, but it is treatable. Is a retrovirus. (special type of rna virus, goes from rna dna rna). 60 million people are infected with aids. Enzymes: protease breaks long protein chain into individual enzyme, reverse transcriptase, and. Integrase -enables its genetic material to be integrated into the dna of the infected cell. Coat proteins: glycoproteins(ligands) on envelope to bind to t-cell receptor. Genetic material consists of 2 copy single-stranded rna. (linear copy) Mutate a lot more than cells do because cells have a proofreading method (cells can proofread. Viruses lack proofreading because their mutations are permanent. Contains genome dna or rna s or d - contains genome dna. Genome surrounded by protein coat - genome surrounded by plasma membrane. Needs host cell to synthesize enzymes - synthesizes its own enzymes for metabolism.

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