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spelling paper:paper_01681702_v150_n1-2_p153_Affranchino2023-06-08T15:17:38Z In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein Affranchino, José Luis González, Silvia Adriana Feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein In vitro assembly Lentiviruses Gag polyprotein RNA triton x 100 unclassified drug virus protein amino acid substitution article controlled study Feline immunodeficiency virus in vitro study nonhuman particle size priority journal protein assembly protein domain protein expression RNA binding virion virus inhibition virus nucleocapsid virus particle Amino Acid Substitution Detergents Escherichia coli Gene Products, gag Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline Mutagenesis, Site-Directed Octoxynol Recombinant Proteins RNA, Viral RNA-Binding Proteins Virion Virus Assembly Feline immunodeficiency virus Mammalia The retroviral Gag protein is the only viral product that is necessary for the assembly of virions in mammalian cells. We have established an in vitro assembly system to study the assembly properties of purified feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) Gag protein expressed in bacteria. Under fully defined conditions, the FIV Gag protein assembles into spherical particles of 33. nm in diameter which are morphologically similar to authentic immature particles, albeit smaller than virions. The in vitro assembly of FIV Gag into particles was found to be resistant to the addition of Triton X-100 and required the presence of RNA. Notably, we found that an amino acid substitution in the nucleocapsid domain of Gag that impairs RNA binding and blocks virion production in vivo, also abrogates Gag assembly in vitro. The development of an in vitro assembly system for FIV Gag protein will facilitate the study of the mechanisms by which this protein assembles into immature particles. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. Fil:Affranchino, J.L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:González, S.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2010 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01681702_v150_n1-2_p153_Affranchino http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01681702_v150_n1-2_p153_Affranchino
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topic Feline immunodeficiency virus
Gag polyprotein
In vitro assembly
Lentiviruses
Gag polyprotein
RNA
triton x 100
unclassified drug
virus protein
amino acid substitution
article
controlled study
Feline immunodeficiency virus
in vitro study
nonhuman
particle size
priority journal
protein assembly
protein domain
protein expression
RNA binding
virion
virus inhibition
virus nucleocapsid
virus particle
Amino Acid Substitution
Detergents
Escherichia coli
Gene Products, gag
Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
Octoxynol
Recombinant Proteins
RNA, Viral
RNA-Binding Proteins
Virion
Virus Assembly
Feline immunodeficiency virus
Mammalia
spellingShingle Feline immunodeficiency virus
Gag polyprotein
In vitro assembly
Lentiviruses
Gag polyprotein
RNA
triton x 100
unclassified drug
virus protein
amino acid substitution
article
controlled study
Feline immunodeficiency virus
in vitro study
nonhuman
particle size
priority journal
protein assembly
protein domain
protein expression
RNA binding
virion
virus inhibition
virus nucleocapsid
virus particle
Amino Acid Substitution
Detergents
Escherichia coli
Gene Products, gag
Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
Octoxynol
Recombinant Proteins
RNA, Viral
RNA-Binding Proteins
Virion
Virus Assembly
Feline immunodeficiency virus
Mammalia
Affranchino, José Luis
González, Silvia Adriana
In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein
topic_facet Feline immunodeficiency virus
Gag polyprotein
In vitro assembly
Lentiviruses
Gag polyprotein
RNA
triton x 100
unclassified drug
virus protein
amino acid substitution
article
controlled study
Feline immunodeficiency virus
in vitro study
nonhuman
particle size
priority journal
protein assembly
protein domain
protein expression
RNA binding
virion
virus inhibition
virus nucleocapsid
virus particle
Amino Acid Substitution
Detergents
Escherichia coli
Gene Products, gag
Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
Octoxynol
Recombinant Proteins
RNA, Viral
RNA-Binding Proteins
Virion
Virus Assembly
Feline immunodeficiency virus
Mammalia
description The retroviral Gag protein is the only viral product that is necessary for the assembly of virions in mammalian cells. We have established an in vitro assembly system to study the assembly properties of purified feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) Gag protein expressed in bacteria. Under fully defined conditions, the FIV Gag protein assembles into spherical particles of 33. nm in diameter which are morphologically similar to authentic immature particles, albeit smaller than virions. The in vitro assembly of FIV Gag into particles was found to be resistant to the addition of Triton X-100 and required the presence of RNA. Notably, we found that an amino acid substitution in the nucleocapsid domain of Gag that impairs RNA binding and blocks virion production in vivo, also abrogates Gag assembly in vitro. The development of an in vitro assembly system for FIV Gag protein will facilitate the study of the mechanisms by which this protein assembles into immature particles. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
author Affranchino, José Luis
González, Silvia Adriana
author_facet Affranchino, José Luis
González, Silvia Adriana
author_sort Affranchino, José Luis
title In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein
title_short In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein
title_full In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein
title_fullStr In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein
title_full_unstemmed In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein
title_sort in vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus gag polyprotein
publishDate 2010
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01681702_v150_n1-2_p153_Affranchino
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