Hiv And The Body Diagram. First the virus attaches itself to the t helper cell. The rna is used to carry the genetic information that is passed on when new hiv particles are produced.
The outer shell of the virus is called the envelope and this is covered in spikes of the glycoproteins gp120 and gp41 which allow hiv to lock onto the cd4 receptor on cd4 t cells and enter the cell. Its known as the cd4 helper cell or t cell. Diagram of the hiv virus.
Inside the virus envelope is a layer called the matrix.
Inside the virus envelope is a layer called the matrix. Its known as the cd4 helper cell or t cell. Hiv and the immune system hiv and human lymphocytes seen through an electron microscope human immunodeficiency virus hiv is a virus that attacks and destroys the bodys t. This virus also makes copies of itself inside these cells.