HIV — Flashcards

HIV and HTLV-1 are both _____

Hint: what specific type of positive sense RNA viruses?

Infected CD4+ T cells (and macrophages, dendritic cells) are killed by _____ in HIV

HIV infects CD4+ helper T-cells, macrophages, and _____

_____ are diploid single-stranded RNA viruses

Individuals with _____-zygous CCR5 allele mutations are resistant to HIV infection

HIV RNA is transcribed to dsDNA by _____

Which HIV gene encodes for the gp120 and gp41 surface glycoproteins? _____

Which viral gene in HIV codes for the p17 matrix protein? _____

Which envelope protein on HIV functions to allow HIV fusion and entry into host cells? _____

Nocardia causes _____ infections in the immuno-compromised