MB 351 Lecture 45: 12.3 HIV
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First hiv image is sem of immune cell and cd4+ t cell: retroviridae family. Infect vertebrates: reverse transcriptase, viral rna template to make dsdna, end in -viridae, enveloped, hiv. Lentivirus genus: end in -virus, hiv viral species, group of viruses sharing same genetic info and ecological niche, hiv 1 and 2 is subspecies. Final stages of hiv: 9749 nucleotides with two identical ssrna mols, encodes 10 proteins, reverse transcriptase, make dna from rna, degrades original rna. Integrase enzyme incorporates viral dna into host dna: provirus, protected from host immune system, unlike prophage, it never comes out of chromosome. Latent infection: provirus later activated, targets, macrophage, 1st line of dense, t cells, 2nd liane, cd4+ , t helped cells, dendritic cells in mucus areas, monocytes, pre-macrophages. Integrates viral dna to human dna: protease. Sub saharan regions most common: 71% of ppl with hiv live here, 1 in 20 have it, antiretroviral therapy, suppress virus, classes.