Definition of an amino-terminal domain of the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 envelope surface unit that extends the fusogenic range of an ecotropic murine leukemia virus
Definition of an amino-terminal domain of the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 envelope surface unit that extends the fusogenic range of an ecotropic murine leukemia virus
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.c901002199
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发表时间:
2000-08-04
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4.8
通讯作者:
Sitbon, M
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作者:
Kim, FJ;Seiliez, I;Sitbon, M
Murine leukemia viruses (MuLV) and human T-cell leukemia viruses (HTLV) are phylogenetically highly divergent retroviruses with distinct envelope fusion properties. The MuLV envelope glycoprotein surface unit (SU) comprises a receptor-binding domain followed by a proline-rich region which modulates envelope conformational changes and fusogenicity. in contrast, the receptor-binding domain and SU organization of HTLV are undefined. Here, we describe an HTLV/MuLV envelope chimera in which the receptor-binding domain and proline-rich region of the ecotropic MuLV were replaced with the potentially corresponding domains of the HTLV-1 SU. This chimeric HTLV/MuLV envelope was processed, specifically interfered with HTLV-1 envelope-mediated fusion, and similar to MuLV envelopes, required cleavage of its cytoplasmic tail to exert significant fusogenic properties. Furthermore, the HTLV domain defined here broadened ecotropic MuLV envelope-induced fusion to human and simian cell lines.