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viruses (structure (capsids and envelopes (A capsid is the protein shell…
viruses
structure
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capsids and envelopes
a virus is a small nucleic genome enclosed in a protein capsid and sometimes a membranous viral envelope.
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Viral envelopes (derived from membranes of host cells) surround the capsids of influenza viruses and many other viruses found in animals
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replication cycle
Steps:
- the virus enters the cell and is uncoated, releasing viral DNA and capsid proteins.
- Host enzymes replicate the viral genome.
- meanwhile, host enzymes transcribe the viral genome into viral mRNA, which host ribosomes use to make more capsid proteins.
- viral genomes and capsid proteins self-assemble into new particles, which exit the cell.
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pathogens
vaccines
symptoms of viral diseases may be caused by direct viral harm to cells or by the body's immune response.
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prions
are slow-acting, virtually indestructible infectious proteins that cause brain diseases in mammals.
evolution
researchers discovered viruses in the late 1800s by studying a plant disease, tobacco mosaic disease.
viruses use enzymes, ribosomes and small molecules of host cells to synthesize progeny viruses during replication.
since viruses can replicate only within cells, they probably evolved after the first cells appeared, perhaps as packaged fragments of cellular nucleic acid.