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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
The three-dimensional structures of the viral capsid of three AAV serotypes have previously been determined by X-ray crystallography or cryoelectron microscopy. These studies of AAV and similar studies of autonomous parvoviruses have yielded important structural information about the virions in a low-energy conformation. However, there is little information on the structural properties of AAV virions in solution under physiological conditions. We demonstrate that proteolytic digestion of AAV2 virions with trypsin results in cleavage at a specific site on the capsid surface while the capsid remains intact. The products of digestion were mapped using unique antibodies, protein sequencing, mass spectroscopy, and 3D structure modeling to a region on a surface loop that is common to all three AAV2 structural proteins. Empty AAV2 capsids could be distinguished from full (DNA-containing) capsids, having an increased susceptibility of VP2 to trypsin and being digested more rapidly by chymotrypsin. Proteolytic analysis utilizing trypsin or chymotrypsin was also capable of distinguishing AAV2 from AAV1 and AAV5, as seen by differential susceptibility and unique fragment patterns. These data demonstrate a novel approach for studying the structure of AAV capsids in solution and should be valuable in the testing and engineering of AAV vectors for gene transfer.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1525-0016
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
809-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Proteolytic mapping of the adeno-associated virus capsid.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, College of Medicine, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610-0266, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article
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