Viral Fusion Proteins Quiz
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Which type of fusion protein tends to form dimers and involves rearrangement of multimers of protein subunits?

  • Type I fusion proteins
  • Class III fusion proteins
  • Class II fusion proteins (correct)
  • Class I fusion proteins
  • What type of conformational changes reveal a fusion peptide, which gets inserted into the target cellular membrane during virus-induced membrane fusion?

  • Conformational changes that reveal a fusion peptide (correct)
  • Conformational changes after fusion
  • Conformational changes due to ATP presence
  • Conformational changes during ER maturation
  • Which type of fusion protein tends to be mostly alpha-helical and forms trimers with two distinct conformations?

  • Type I fusion proteins
  • Class III fusion proteins
  • Class II fusion proteins
  • Class I fusion proteins (correct)
  • Where are fusion proteins synthesized, folded, and assembled before undergoing maturation?

    <p>Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cellular machinery is often utilized by viruses for transportation to the cytosol?

    <p>Microtubules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a strategy used by viruses to pass through the nuclear membrane?

    <p>Interaction with importins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a strategy for preventing virus entry?

    <p>Inhibit endosome acidification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of virus uses the nucleus as a site of replication, taking advantage of the cellular machinery for transcription?

    <p>DNA viruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the order of genes in coronaviruses based on genome homologies?

    <p>Alpha-, beta-, gamma-</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of RNA genome do coronaviruses possess?

    <p>Single-stranded positive sense RNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are the fusion proteins synthesized, folded, and assembled before undergoing maturation?

    <p>Cytoplasm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of importins in virus entry into the nucleus?

    <p>Interact with nuclear targeting receptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of hydrophobic proteins in capsids during virus entry?

    <p>Create membrane channels followed by genome egress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of neutralizing antibodies in preventing virus entry?

    <p>Prevent binding of the virion to receptors on cell surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the advantage of narrow spectrum antivirals?

    <p>They are effective against specific viruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structure of coronaviruses?

    <p>Spherical enveloped particles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of fusion protein mostly consists of alpha-helices and tends to form trimers?

    <p>Class I fusion protein</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of conformational changes reveal a fusion peptide, which gets inserted into the target cellular membrane during virus-induced membrane fusion?

    <p>Conformational changes that reveal a fusion peptide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are fusion proteins synthesized, folded, and assembled before undergoing maturation?

    <p>Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of fusion protein tends to form dimers and involves rearrangement of multimers of protein subunits?

    <p>Class II fusion protein</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the general characteristic of Class II fusion proteins?

    <p>Mostly beta-sheets and tend to form dimers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of energy is not needed for viral membrane fusion due to the conformation changes that occur?

    <p>ATP/metabolic energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What triggers the rearrangement of multimers of protein subunits in Class II fusion proteins before the final trimer is formed?

    <p>pH change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do fusion proteins play in viral infection?

    <p>They facilitate viral entry into host cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic conformation of Class I fusion proteins after fusion?

    <p>Hairpin conformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary structure of Class III fusion proteins?

    <p>Combination of alpha-helices and beta-sheets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are fusion proteins cleaved while transiting from the ER-Golgi to the plasma membrane?

    <p>By cellular proteases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the fusion peptide during virus-induced membrane fusion?

    <p>Gets inserted into the target cellular membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of fusion proteins can create membrane channels followed by genome egress?

    <p>Class III fusion proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a strategy used by some viruses to pass through the nuclear membrane?

    <p>Dissociation of the nuclear membrane during mitosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of narrow spectrum antivirals?

    <p>Be specific to particular viruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the order of genes in coronaviruses based on genome homologies?

    <p>Alpha-,beta-, and gammacoronaviruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structure of coronaviruses?

    <p>Studded with trimeric spikes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary structure of Class III fusion proteins?

    <p>Primarily beta-sheet and tends to form dimers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of hydrophobic proteins in capsids during virus entry?

    <p>Create membrane channels followed by genome egress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of importins in virus entry into the nucleus?

    <p>Bind to nuclear localization signals in proteins and import them through the nuclear pore complex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the general characteristic of Class II fusion proteins?

    <p>Primarily alpha-helical and tends to form trimers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of RNA genome do coronaviruses possess?

    <p>Linear, single-stranded positive sense RNA genome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the fusion peptide during virus-induced membrane fusion?

    <p>Revealed by conformational changes and inserted into the target cellular membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are fusion proteins synthesized, folded, and assembled before undergoing maturation?

    <p>In the endoplasmic reticulum</p> Signup and view all the answers

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