Two of the three influenza viral polymerase proteins expressed by using baculovirus vectors form a complex in insect cells.
AUTOR(ES)
St Angelo, C
RESUMO
Each of the influenza virus polymerase (P) genes PB1, PB2, and PA was inserted into a baculovirus vector under the control of the polyhedrin promoter. In insect (Spodoptera frugiperda) cells infected by each baculovirus recombinant containing a P gene insert, a large amount of the encoded P protein was synthesized. Gel electrophoretic analysis of the total proteins in infected cells revealed the presence of a new protein band corresponding to the encoded P protein that was abundant enough to be stained with Coomassie blue. In cells infected simultaneously with both the PB1 and PB2 baculovirus recombinants, a PB1-PB2 complex was formed that was immunoprecipitated with an antiserum specific for either PB1 or PB2. In cells infected simultaneously with all three P baculovirus recombinants, a PB1-PB2 complex lacking the PA protein was formed. Formation of this PB1-PB2 complex partially mimics events that occur in influenza virus-infected cells, where all three P proteins form a complex with each other (B. M. Detjen, C. St. Angelo, M. G. Katze, and R. M. Krug, J. Virol. 61:16-22, 1987). These results indicate that the ability of PB1 and PB2 to form a complex is an intrinsic property of these two proteins that does not require the participation of other influenza viral gene products. Possible reasons for the absence of the PA protein from the immunoprecipitable P protein complex in insect cells infected by the three P baculovirus recombinants are discussed.
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