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Steps of transcription, translation + NA replication: Double-stranded RNA viruses (dsRNA)

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  1. Transcription
  2. Translation
  3. Replication
  4. Late transcription, translation
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Double-stranded RNA viruses (dsRNA): Characteristics of multiplication

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An alien nucleic acid for the cell

  • Intensive interferon response
  • Partial decapsidation
3
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Double-stranded RNA viruses (dsRNA): Examples

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  • Reoviridae
  • Birnaviridae

Possess a segmented genome

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Double-stranded RNA viruses (dsRNA): Transcription

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  • dsRNA not readable for the ribosomes
  • Viral RdRp - structural:
    • Transcription mode → mRNA synthesis
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Double-stranded RNA viruses (dsRNA): Translation

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Monocistronic coding:

  • Segment → protein
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Double-stranded RNA viruses (dsRNA): Replication

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  • mRNA enters the inner capsid
  • Viral RdRp in replicase mode
    • mRNA supplemented with a negative thread
7
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Double-stranded RNA viruses (dsRNA): Late transcription, translation

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Assembly of progeny virions

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Steps of transcription, translation + NA replication: Single-stranded, positive sense RNA viruses (+ssRNA)

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  • Transcription
  • Translation
  • Replication
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Single-stranded, positive sense RNA viruses (+ssRNA): Transcription

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  • Genomic RNA → mRNA
    • 5’ methyl capped, 3’ polyadenylated
    • Directly attaches to ribosomes
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Single-stranded, positive sense RNA viruses (+ssRNA): Translation

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  • Polycistronic mRNA
    • Precursor polypeptide
    • Protease cleavage
  • Monocistronic mRNA
    • Subgenomic mRNA synthesis
    • Structural protein production
    • More accurate synthesis control
11
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Give examples of viruses with polycistronic mRNA

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  • Picornaviruses
  • Flaviviruses
12
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Give examples of viruses with monocistronic mRNA

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  • Nidovirales
  • Caliciviridae
  • Togaviridae
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Single-stranded, positive sense RNA viruses (+ssRNA): Replication

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  • Viral replicase
  1. Replicative intermediate forms: dsRNA, -ssRNA
  2. -ssRNA is the template for the progeny +ssRNA genome
  3. Translation from the progeny RNA
  4. The + threads incorporate into the progeny virions
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Single-stranded, positive sense RNA viruses (+ssRNA): Examples

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  • Picornaviridae
  • Calciviridae
  • Togaviridae
  • Flaviviridae
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Steps of transcription, translation + NA replication: Single-stranded, negative sense RNA viruses (-ssRNA)

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  1. Transcription
  2. Monocistronic translation
  3. Replication
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Single-stranded, negative sense RNA viruses (-ssRNA): Transcription

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  • Negative-sense RNA
  • Non-readable for the ribosomes
    • → Viral RdRp - structural
  • Transcription mode
    • Complimentary (+) thread synthesis
      • → mRNA
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Single-stranded, negative sense RNA viruses (-ssRNA): Replication

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  • RdRp in replication mode
    • → dsRNA in the nucleocapsid
    • → Full-length +ssRNA synthesis
    • → -ssRNA synthesis
  • Finally, negative threads stay in the progeny virions
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Steps of transcription, translation + NA replication: Viruses using reverse transcriptase

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  1. Transcription
  2. Translation
  3. Replication
19
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Which viral family uses reverse transcriptase

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Retroviridae

20
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Viruses using reverse transcriptase: Transcription

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Genome uses mRNA but:

  • Reverse transcriptase transcribes to → dsDNA

dsDNA integrates into the cellular genome

Cellular transcriptase → mRNA production

21
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Viruses using reverse transcriptase: Translation

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Polycistronic mRNA - Protease cleavage

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Viruses using reverse transcriptase: Replication

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Transcription

  • _​​_mRNA will serve as the genome of the progeny viruses
23
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Hepadnaviridae: Circular ss/dsDNA: Transcription

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  • Repair of the gapped genome: Viral polymerase
  • Cellular transcriptase: mRNA production
    • Short transcripts → Proteins
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Hepadnaviridae: Circular ss/dsDNA: Translation

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Monocistronic mRNAs

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Hepadnaviridae: Circular ss/dsDNA: Replication

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  • Full-length transcripts of ‘mRNA’
  • Maturation: Viral reverse transcriptase produces complementary DNA thread
  • Circularisation, partly completed to dsDNA
26
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Give the importance of eclipse strategies

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  • Consequences on pathogenesis/epidemiology
  • Detection of intermediate forms
  • In vitro protein expression studies
  • Anti-viral drug development
    • HIV:
      • Reverse transcriptase inhibitors
      • Protease inhibitors