The document summarizes the HIV lifecycle in cells. It explains that HIV binds to CD4 receptors on cells, fuses with the cell membrane, and injects its RNA inside. The viral enzyme reverse transcriptase then converts the RNA into DNA, which is integrated into the cell's DNA by the integrase enzyme. The cell's machinery then reads the viral DNA and produces viral proteins. These proteins self-assemble into new virus particles that bud out of the cell, taking some cell membrane with them.

1. Fatima AlAwadh

3. CD4 Receptor
HIV
Virus
binds to
CD4
receptor
(CCR5 or
CXCR4)

4. HIV RNA
Virus
fuses with
the cell

5. RNA
Virus
penetrate
cell, content
implied to
the cell
Nucleus

6. RT RNA
Single
strands of
RNA are
converted
into double
strand DNA
by the
enzyme Nucleus
reverse
transcriptase
RT.

7. integrase
Viral DNA
is
combined
with the
cell’s DNA
by enzyme
integrase
Nucleus

8. RT RNA
The viral
DNA is
read and
long chain
of
proteins is
made
Nucleus

9. Sets of viral
protein
chains come
together,
Immature
virus pushes
out, taking
some cell T Cell
membrane
with it.

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Fatima AlAwadh