The Noncanonical Gag Domains p8 and n Are Critical for Assembly and Release of Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus

Author:

Zábranský Aleš1,Hoboth Peter1,Hadravová Romana1,Štokrová Jitka1,Sakalian Michael2,Pichová Iva1

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., IOCB & Gilead Research Centre, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic

2. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73190

Abstract

ABSTRACT The mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) Gag contains the unique domains pp21, p3, p8, and n. We investigated the contribution of these domains to particle assembly and found that the region spanning the p8 and n domains is critical for shape determination and assembly. Deletion of pp21 and p3 reduced the number of released particles, but deletion of the n domain resulted in frequent formation of aberrant particles, while deletion of p8 severely impaired assembly. Further investigation of p8 revealed that both the basic and the proline-rich motifs within p8 contribute to MMTV assembly.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Virology,Insect Science,Immunology,Microbiology

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