HIV Coloring KEY - Denton Independent School District



HOW HIV INFECTS CELLS Answer KEYQuestions1. Explain the role of each of the following in HIV infection--protease - assembles the viruses from the proteins--reverse transcriptase - converts viral RNA to DNA--CD4 receptors - where the virus fuses with the T helper cells-- RNA polymerase - assembles RNA--integrase - fuses viral DNA with host DNA2. What is a retrovirus? virus that has RNA at its core instead of DNA3. There are several drugs that can reduce the spread of HIV infection in cells. Design a drug that might also slow the rate of cellular infection (use existing drugs as a model). Describe how the drug will work either on the virus or the host cell. answers vary, look for specific details of the cell and where any of the process of can be interrupted, such as assembly of the virus (protease inhibits), or stopping the virus from integrating with host DNA, or blocking the virus from attaching to the host cell receptors(Print coloring in Landscape mode for best results.) Coloring with paint is a bit of a challenge, but this is the general idea...HIV Coloring by is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Image Credit: | | HIV Coloring Key | Also available as a downloadable .doc file ................
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