Release of extracellular particles by recombinant vaccinia virus over-expressing the major envelope protein p37K.

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serval:BIB_2CCFE9DF8607
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Release of extracellular particles by recombinant vaccinia virus over-expressing the major envelope protein p37K.
Journal
Journal of General Virology
Author(s)
Schmutz C., Wittek R.
ISSN
0022-1317[print], 0022-1317[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/1995
Volume
76 ( Pt 12)
Pages
2963-2968
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
During the replication cycle of vaccinia virus, four different forms of viral particles are produced. The two extracellular enveloped forms, cell-associated enveloped virus and extracellular enveloped virus, are responsible for cell-to-cell transmission and long-range spread of infection both in vivo and in vitro. Despite the biological importance of the enveloped forms, the mechanism of envelopment and the components involved in this process have been analysed only recently. Therefore the individual steps and the rate-limiting factors of the envelopment process are still unknown. The protein p37K, an unglycosylated but acylated envelope protein of molecular mass 37 kDa, has been shown to be essential for envelopment. However, this study shows that over-expression of p37K by vaccinia virus recombinants reduces rather than increases the yield of infectious enveloped virus which is mainly due to the enveloped virions exhibiting a strongly diminished specific infectivity.
Keywords
Animals, Base Sequence, Cell Line, Cercopithecus aethiops, DNA, Recombinant, Humans, Membrane Proteins/biosynthesis, Molecular Sequence Data, Rabbits, Vaccinia virus/metabolism, Vaccinia virus/pathogenicity, Viral Envelope Proteins/biosynthesis, Viral Proteins/analysis, Virion/chemistry, Virion/physiology, Virus Replication/physiology
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