Poliovirus empty capsid morphogenesis: evidence for conformational differences between self- and extract-assembled empty capsids.
AUTOR(ES)
Putnak, J R
RESUMO
In this paper we describe the use of specific proteinases, surface-specific radioiodination, and antigenic reactivity in conjunction with isoelectric focusing for probing the conformations of different polioviral empty capsid species. Naturally occurring empty capsids (called procapsids) with an isoelectric point of 6.8 were resistant to proteolytic digestion by trypsin or chymotrypsin, as were empty capsids assembled in vitro in the presence of a cytoplasmic extract prepared from poliovirus-infected HeLa cells. In contrast, self-assembled empty capsids (isoelectric point, 5.0) were sensitive to both proteinases. Capsid proteins VP0 and VP1 were attacked predominantly, whereas VP3 was resistant to cleavage. Unpolymerized 14S particles possessed a trypsin sensitivity which was qualitatively similar to that of self-assembled empty shells. Surface-specific iodination of virions and procapsids labeled VP1 exclusively. In contrast, radioiodination of self-assembled empty capsids labeled predominantly VP0. After radioiodination the sedimentation coefficient corrected to water at 20 degrees C, the isoelectric point, and the trypsin resistance of the procapsids remained unchanged. Procapsids and extract-assembled empty capsids were N antigenic, whereas self-assembled empty capsids were H antigenic. Self-assembled empty capsids were not converted to pH 6.8 trypsin-resistant structures by incubation with a virus-infected cytoplasmic extract. However, 14S particles assembled in the presence of a mock-infected extract formed empty capsids, 20% of which resembled extract-assembled empty shells as determined by the above-described criteria. These and related findings are discussed in terms of empty capsid structure and morphogenesis.
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