APOLIPOPROTEINS - ANTIVIRAL AGENT?
HIV has been a controversial topic in the past few years. But still, there is no vaccine for it. There is a natural tendency for the body to fight against foreign particles which is referred to as immunity. But, how is it that, your body doesn't even try to fight of this virus? Or it does, but it is still not that effective? Let's find out it in this blog. This is a basic structure of HIV virus. All bumpy with lots of receptors. This image shows the detailed inside structure of HIV. The basic thing to note here is that, HIV is a RETROVIRUS belonging to the family called as Lentiviridae. Retrovirus means the virus who can turn RNA into DNA and RNA being the primary genetic material. The enzyme Reverse transcriptase helps in the conversion of the viral RNA into the DNA, which is then added into the Host's DNA to carry out the life cycle. As the Virus enters the body, it has a affinity towards the CD4 cells (a part of White blood cell family). This causes reduction in number ...