Biology Virus notes review.

Endocytosis

Binding to a host cell membrane and becomes internalized.

Virus

Made up of proteins, nucleic acids and sometimes lipids that can replicate only by infecting a living cell.

Ribosomes

Makes proteins

Polymerase

Name of the enzyme found in the Ebola Virus and is involved in viral synthesis and viral assembly

VP40 protein

Proteins determines shape and structure "matrix" of Ebola virus

Retrovirus

RNA virus that contains RNA as its genetic information

nucleic acids

Type of organic molecule that identifies the genome (DNA and RNA)

-lytic

a type of infection when a virus enters a cell and makes copies of itself and causes the cell to burst

-lysis

break open host cell membrane and kills cell; way in which a virus without a lipid membrane would release from host

Bacteriophage

kind of virus that infects bacteria (lytic)

Capsid

protein coat surrounding a virus

Enzyme

speeds up chemical reactions, ends in -ase

Lysogenic

type of infection in which a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along with the host cell's DNA

Glycoproteins

Found of external surface of virus and binds with host cell receptors during viral attachment.

Receptor

Found on host cell and has "lock and key" match for specific viral glycoproteins.

Exocytosis

Fusion with the host cell membrane to exit or leave; way in which a virus with a lipid membrane would be released from the host cell