Nuclear localization of foamy virus Gag precursor protein.
AUTOR(ES)
Schliephake, A W
RESUMO
All foamy viruses give rise to a strong nuclear staining when infected cells are reacted with sera from infected hosts. This nuclear fluorescence distinguishes foamy viruses from all other retroviruses. The experiments reported here indicate that the foamy virus Gag precursor protein is transiently located in the nuclei of infected cells and this is the likely reason for the typical foamy virus nuclear fluorescence. By using the vaccinia virus expression system, a conserved basic sequence motif in the nucleocapsid domain of foamy virus Gag proteins was identified to be responsible for the nuclear transport of the gag precursor molecule. This motif was also found to be able to direct a heterologous protein, the Gag protein of human immunodeficiency virus, into the nucleus.
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http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=236435Documentos Relacionados
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