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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
The Gag-Pol polyprotein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 is not required for efficient viral particle assembly or release. However, in this report we demonstrate that the synthesis of a truncated Gag-Pol precursor due to a premature termination codon in pol can reduce the ability of a full-length provirus to direct the formation of viral particles. Marked effects on particle production were seen when premature termination codons were introduced into the integrase (IN)-coding region. By contrast, a mutant which lacked both IN and reverse transcriptase (RT) formed particles with normal efficiency. Particle production by IN mutants was restored to wild-type levels when a second premature termination codon was introduced at the 5' end of the RT-coding sequence. Particle formation was similarly restored by a second site mutation in the viral protease (PR) gene which prevented proteolytic processing of the Gag polyprotein. Finally particle formation was restored in the presence of A77003, a specific inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 PR. These results suggest that the effects of a lack of IN sequences on particle formation require the synthesis of a Gag-Pol precursor which contains RT sequences and are due to inappropriate PR activity.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-538X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6820-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Lack of integrase can markedly affect human immunodeficiency virus type 1 particle production in the presence of an active viral protease.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Human Retrovirology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't