How Do Reoviruses Increase the Translational Activity of Human Ribosomes

question 19

Multiple Choice

How do reoviruses increase the translational activity of human ribosomes so that they can rapidly produce viral proteins during infection?

• A) They chemically modify the RNA transcripts with methyl caps in a similar manner to normal eukaryotic RNA processing.
• B) They keep a ribosome binding site specific to human ribosomes on their genome.
• C) They have introns and sometimes extons in their genomes to make their RNA resemble eukaryotic mRNA.
• D) They only adhere to and infect metabolically active host cells where protein synthesis is high.

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