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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
Lentiviral Gag polyproteins have a proline-rich protein, p6, at their C terminus. There are conflicting reports about the function of p6 in virus release. In the present work, mutants that affect p6 of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Gag polyprotein were constructed and analysed. None of the mutants prevented virus release completely; however, detachment of budding particles was less efficient as evidenced by electron microscopy. Virions of the p6 truncation mutant B2TAA had a significantly reduced number of Pol proteins (p66, p51 and p34) and an increased amount of incompletely processed Gag proteins compared with the parental virus. A mutation that altered the cleavage site between p6 and p1 did not significantly affect virus assembly, virus release or protein processing with the exception of cleavage between p6 and p1. However, virions of this mutant (B2P6C) exhibited irregular-shaped core structures that were distinct from the cone-shaped core structure seen in the parental virion. B2P6C mutant virus was non-infectious in CD4+ T cells. These results suggest that mutations in p6 affect efficient detachment of budding particles from the cell surface. Proper cleavage between p6 and p1 may be critical for the formation of the distinctive cone-shaped core structure of HIV-1 virions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-1317
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
76 ( Pt 12)
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3171-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Cercopithecus aethiops, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Gene Products, gag, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Gene Products, pol, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-HIV-1, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Morphogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Protein Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Protein Processing, Post-Translational, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Virion, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Virus Assembly, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-Virus Replication, pubmed-meshheading:8847526-gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of the C terminus Gag protein in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 virion assembly and maturation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.