In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein
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 defin...
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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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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Affranchino, José Luis González, Silvia Adriana |
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Affranchino, José Luis González, Silvia Adriana |
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Affranchino, José Luis |
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In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein |
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In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein |
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In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein |
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In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein |
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In vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus Gag polyprotein |
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in vitro assembly of the feline immunodeficiency virus gag polyprotein |
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2010 |
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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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