TR3.5

Viral Entry

Houjun Liu 2021-09-27 Mon 12:00

1 Viral Entry

This is the process by which viruses, haven been stuck to the surface of its host cell by KBhBIO101ViralAttachment, enter the cell. There are three main mechanisms by which this happens…

1.1 Direct Injection/insertion

  • Insert genome through the bi-layer
  • Leave the rest behind

1.2 Endocytosis

  • Trick the host cell into introducing the virus as food
  • Endocytosis!
  • Bam

1.3 Fusion

  • Virus fuse with cell membrane
  • Shed the protein coat once in
  • Shazam!