UNCOATING OF A RIMANTADINE-RESISTANT VARIANT OF INFLUENZA-VIRUS IN THE PRESENCE OF RIMANTADINE
UNCOATING OF A RIMANTADINE-RESISTANT VARIANT OF INFLUENZA-VIRUS IN THE PRESENCE OF RIMANTADINE
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DOI:
10.1099/0022-1317-60-1-61
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
PUSHKARSKAYA, NL
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作者:
BUKRINSKAYA, AG;VORKUNOVA, NK;PUSHKARSKAYA, NL
A rimantadine-resistant variant of the Texas strain of influenza virus (Tr) was obtained by serial passages in eggs and in MDCK [Madin-Darby canine kidney] cells in the presence of the drug, and its uncoating in MDCK cells was compared to that of the sensitive variant (Ts). First and second steps of uncoating were defined, respectively, by the appearance of subviral particles (SVP) in nuclear-associated cytoplasm (NAC) and ribonucleoproteins (RNP) in nucleoplasm. In cells infected with Ts, SVP and RNP were revealed in NAC, while in the presence of rimantadine RNP were neither found in NAC nor in the nucleoplasm. In cells infected with Tr, SVP but not RNP were observed in NAC. The amount of RNP in the nucleoplasm was almost unchanged in rimantadine-treated cells, demonstrating that rimantadine did not interfere with uncoating of the resistant variant. Rimantadine apparently blocks the 2nd step of uncoating of sensitive influenza viruses, and evidently, this event accounts for the prevention of influenza virus infection by the drug.