Most Viruses Must Exit the Endosome Before It Fuses with a Lysosome.Why

question 7

Multiple Choice

Most viruses must exit the endosome before it fuses with a lysosome.Why?

• A) Their envelope will not fuse easily with the lysosomal membrane.
• B) To avoid the very low pH in the lysosome, which causes destructive conformational changes.
• C) To avoid being degraded by lysosomal proteases and nucleases.
• D) To enhance their movement towards the nucleus of the cell.
• E) The pH of the lysosome is too high to induce membrane fusion.

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