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Infectious Diseases
Unit 1 Lesson 4 plan
Do Now
• How big do you think a virus is in comparison
to a bacteria and to a red blood cell?
http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm
How big are microbes?
There are a 1000 microns in a millimeter
and a 1000 nanometers in a micron.
http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm
The structure of viruses from the
inside out
The genome – where the genes are located.
The capsid– a protein coat that covers the genome.
The envelope - a protein coat that covers the capsid.
Viruses with just a genome and a capsidare called naked.
Viruses with a genome, capsid and an envelope are called
enveloped.
The structure of viruses from the
inside out
Naked:
Enveloped:
envelope
A genome surrounded by a capsid.
A genome surrounded by a capsid.
The capsid is surrounded by an envelope.
The Genome
• Is inside the capsid.
• Can be DNA or RNA.
• Codes for viral proteins.
Naked
Enveloped
Genome
Genome
The Capsid
• Protects the genome.
• Composed of protein.
• Contains enzymes needed for replication.
Naked
Enveloped
Capsid
Capsid
The Envelope
• Protects the capsid when present.
• Composed of protein and lipid.
• Contains proteins needed to attach to host cells.
Naked
Enveloped
Envelope
No envelope
Virus Life Cycle
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The virus attaches to its host cell.
The virus enters its host cell.
The virus hijacks the host cell so it can replicate.
The new viruses exit the host cell.
• How depends on whether the virus is naked or enveloped
Attachment
Both Naked and Enveloped viruses use their own receptors to
recognize proteins on the surface of the host cell.
HIV has a receptor called
gp120.
Gp120 binds to a protein on
host T cells called CD4.
How NAKED viruses enter host cells
• The naked virus might punch a hole in the host cell membrane and enter
through the hole (example polio virus).
• The naked virus might be taken up by endocytosis and then punch a hole in
the endosome membrane (example adenovirus).
Once the genome is in the cell
It can begin to replicate
How ENVELOPED viruses enter host
cells
• Because the enveloped virus alsohas a membrane it might fuse with the host
cell membrane (example HIV).
• The enveloped virus might be taken up by endocytosis and then fuse with the
endosome membrane (example H1N1).
Once the genome is in the cell
It can begin to replicate
How NAKED viruses exit host cells
• The host cell fills with mature viruses and bursts. This is known as lysis.
Mature viruses
Even bacteria can be infected by viruses!
This is a naked virus that infects bacteria called Bacteriophage.
How ENVELOPED viruses exit host
cells
• The new envelope proteins are collected in the host cell membrane.
• The new capsid proteins and the genome collect below the envelope proteins.
• The new enveloped virus forms and buds off from the host cell.
The capsid pushes out
and picks up envelope
The new virus buds
off the membrane
Which virus structures allow them to
infect their hosts?
• Videohttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11407502
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• Complete the worksheet
Wrap up
Thousands of new viruses can pop out of an infected cell.
• What problem would the virus encounter as this happens?
• How could a virus solve that problem?
How do ENVELOPED viruses like
H1N1 stop re-entering host cells they
just infected?
• Problem: enveloped viruses don’t kill their host cells. How do they stop reattaching and re-entering?
The N spike on their envelope
Is an enzyme that can destroy
The host cell receptor
Homework
• Complete the Venn Diagram worksheet.