BIL 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Lytic Cycle, Lysogenic Cycle, Rna Virus

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Nucleic acid enclosed in a protein coat (capsid: double or single stranded dna or rna. In some cases also have a membranous envelope. Viruses can only replicate within a host cell. Each virus has a host range, limited number of host cells that it can infect. When viral genome has entered a cell, cell begins to manufacture viral proteins. Many viruses that infect animals have a membranous envelope. Viral glycoproteins on envelope bind to specific receptor molecules on the surface of a host cell. Retroviruses use reverse transcriptase to copy their rna genome into dna: rna dna, hiv is the retrovirus that causes aids. Management of hiv/aids includes use of multiple antiretroviral drugs. Inhibit integrase (integration of viral dna into host dna) Uses proteases to chop up viral proteins. Use multiple drugs to prevent evolution against one particular treatment. Since viruses can replicate only within cells, probably evolved as bits of cellular nucleic acid.

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