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Aromatic interactions define the binding of the alphavirus spike to its nucleocapsid

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

Background: Most enveloped viruses bud from infected cells by a process in which viral intracellular core components interact with cytoplasmic domains of transmembrane spike glycoproteins. We have demonstrated previously that a tyrosine motif in the cytoplasmic domain of the Semliki Forest virus (SFV) spike glycoprotein E2 is absolutely essential for budding, In contrast, hardly anything is known regarding which region of the capsid protein is involved in spike binding, Therefore, the mechanism by which spikes are selectively sorted into the viral bud or by which energy is provided for envelopment, remains unclear, Results: Molecular models of the SFV capsid protein (SFCP) and the cytoplasmic domain of the spike protein were fitted as a basis for a reverse genetics approach to characterizing the interaction between these two proteins: Biochemical analysis of mutants defined a hydrophobic pocket of the capsid protein that is involved both in spike binding and nucleocapsid assembly, Conclusions: We suggest that aromatic residues in the capsid protein serve to bind the side chain of the essential E2 tyrosine providing both specificity for spike incorporation and energy for budding. The same hydrophobic pocket also appears to play a role in capsid assembly. Furthermore, the results suggest that budding may occur in the absence of preformed nucleocapsids. This is the first demonstration of the molecular mechanisms of spike-nucleocapsid interactions during virus budding.

Publiceringsår

1996

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

519-529

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Structure

Volym

4

Issue

5

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Cell Press

Ämne

  • Medical Genetics

Nyckelord

  • alphavirus
  • Semliki Forest virus
  • tyrosine signal
  • virus assembly
  • virus
  • budding

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0969-2126