Expression of the protein encoded by the 3' open reading frame of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III in bacteria: demonstration of its immunoreactivity with human sera.
AUTOR(ES)
Franchini, G
RESUMO
The genome of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus (HTLV-III/LAV), the infectious agent etiologically associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, contains, in addition to the genes for the polymerase, core, and envelope proteins, several open reading frames. To investigate whether the 3' open reading frame (3' orf) located between the envelope gene and the 3' long terminal repeat is a gene expressed in vivo in infected individuals, we inserted a fragment of 3' orf in a prokaryotic expression vector. The protein product synthesized in bacteria was purified and allowed to react with sera from individuals infected with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III as indicated by seropositivity for other viral proteins. Two-thirds of the sera, regardless of the clinical status of the individuals, reacted with the purified protein indicating that 3' orf is a viral gene the product of which is immunogenic in vivo. A polyclonal rabbit antiserum reacting against the 3' orf gene product was obtained by serial injection of rabbits with the purified bacterial protein. The antiserum recognized a 27-kDa protein in the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III-infected lymphocytes.
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