Download Chapter 6 – Viral Replication Describe the viral replication cycle and

Chapter 6 – Viral Replication
Describe the viral replication cycle and explain the various ways in which each of the three
stages can be accomplished.
Explain the role of host cell receptors in viral entry and specificity.
Be prepared to match specific viruses and their corresponding receptor(s).
What are some of the different ways in which receptor molecules can be used to mediate viral
entry and viral spread?
How are viruses able to use incorrect receptors and what role, if any, do these “false” receptors
play in viral replication?
Compare and contrast the entry of naked and enveloped viruses.
What special problems to plant viruses need to overcome and how are the problems dealt with?
How does bacteriophage entry compare to entry of animal or plant cell viruses?
Describe the artificial methods for introducing viral genomes into host cells? How do these
methods compare to the “natural” method?
Why are capsid assembly and release considered “late events”?
How is viral assembly initiated? How does it proceed? How does it end?
How does viral assembly compare to cell division?
How is the envelope of enveloped viruses assembled?
What viral or host specific factors are involved in envelope formation?