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Explain the four major steps involved in virus entry into a host cell.
The four major steps in virus entry are: 1) attachment, 2) entry, 3) transport, and 4) uncoating.
Explain the different entry mechanisms for enveloped and non-enveloped viruses.
Enveloped viruses can enter through fusion of the envelope with the cell membrane or membranes of early or late endosomes. Non-enveloped viruses enter through receptor-mediated endocytosis followed by rupture of the endosomal membrane or passage of the viral genome through a channel in the membrane.
Discuss the various cell-to-cell transmission mechanisms used by viruses.
Viruses can be transmitted cell to cell via cell-cell contact, virus assembly and transmission at virological synapses, formation of syncytia, and intracellular channels such as plasmodesmata.
Explain the role of attachment factors, adhesion receptors, and entry receptors in virus entry into a host cell.
Attachment factors and adhesion receptors are involved in binding the virion to the cell, while entry receptors play an active role in conformational changes, cell signaling, and endocytosis. They interact with viral surface components and facilitate entry via various mechanisms.
Test your knowledge of viral evolution and the transition from the RNA world to the DNA-based world with this quiz. Explore the origins of viruses, viroids, and RNA viruses, and their relationship with host cells. Delve into the role of self-replicating RNA molecules and the production of deoxyribonucleotides in this evolutionary process.
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