retrovirus

RNA becomes DNA

A retrovirus is a type of virus that inserts a copy of its genetic material into the DNA of a host cell, essentially rewriting the cell's instructions.

HIV is the most notorious retrovirus.

The name reflects the virus's backward method—it converts RNA to DNA, reversing the usual flow of genetic information.

molecular

RNA

Gene expression molecule

integrationCombining into a whole
genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
replicationAct of duplicating precisely

transcription · gag · pol · LTR · capsid · envelope · recombination · oncogene · mutation · lentivirus

types

lentivirus

Long-incubation retrovirus type

leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
lymphomaCancer from immune cells
endogenousOriginating from within

exogenous · oncovirus · murine · simian · bovine · zoonosis · cross-species

HIV/AIDS

HIV

AIDS-causing retrovirus

AIDSImmune deficiency syndrome
CD4Immune cell coreceptor
T-cellThymus-derived immune lymphocyte

PrEP · undetectable · seropositive · transmission · pandemic · epidemic · stigma · discrimination · mother-to-child · wasting

research

virology

Study of infectious agents

laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
cultureCollective social practices
assayCompositional evaluation procedure

sequencing · phylogenetics · vaccine · vector · tropism · receptor · antibody · neutralization · reservoir · latency

retrovirus

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lentivirus

HIV

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