Abstract
The human papillomavirus 1 (HPV-1) virion is composed of two virally encoded proteins: a 57,000-molecular-weight polypeptide (57K polypeptide), which is the product of the L1 open reading frame (ORF), and a 78K polypeptide, which is derived from the L2 ORF. The 57K (L1) product, which represents the major structural component, appears to be disulfide cross-linked in virus particles. The 78K (L2) protein is a minor component of the virion and does not appear to be disulfide linked either to the L1 gene product or to itself. Analysis of virus particles banding at different buoyant densities revealed differences in the L2 content of heavy-full and light-full virions. Antiserum prepared against a bacterially expressed fragment of the L1 ORF was found by immunofluorescence to cross-react with HPV-2 and bovine papillomavirus 1 virions in wart sections. No cross-reactivity was observed with antisera prepared against either the N- or C-terminal halves of the L2-encoded protein. Similarly, antisera prepared against purified virus particles (disrupted and nondisrupted) reacted only with an expressed fragment of the L1 ORF and not with either L2-encoded polypeptides or proteins derived from the E1, E2, E4, E6, or E7 ORFs. This indicates that the L1 protein contains the papillomavirus common antigens.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Virology,Insect Science,Immunology,Microbiology
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