| Front | How does HIV replicate? |
|---|---|
| Back | - present in blood - attachment protein binds to CD4 protein on helper T cell - capsid fuses with cell membrane - reverse transcriptase converts RNA into DNA - HIV DNA inserted into cell DNA in nucleus - HIV proteins synthesised - new HIV particles break away using part of cell membrane as lipid envelope |
Tags: immunity
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