Identification of Domains in Gag Important for Prototypic Foamy Virus Egress Export

@article{citeulike:454553, abstract = {Sequence motifs (L domains) have been described in viral structural proteins. Mutations in these lead to a defect at a late stage in virus assembly and budding. For several viruses, recruitment of an endosomal sorting complexes required for transport 1 subunit (Tsg101), a component of the class E vacuolar protein sorting (EVPS) machinery, is a prerequisite for virion budding. To effect this, Tsg101 interacts with the PT/SAP L domain. We have identified candidate L-domain motifs, PSAP, PPPI, and YEIL, in the prototypic foamy virus (PFV) Gag protein, based on their homology to known viral L domains. Mutation of the PSAP and PPPI motifs individually reduced PFV egress, and their combined mutation had an additive effect. When PSAP was mutated, residual infectious PFV release was unaffected by dominant negative Vps4 (an ATPase involved in the final stages of budding), and sensitivity to dominant negative Tsg101 was dramatically reduced, suggesting that the PSAP motif functions as a conventional class E VPS-dependent L domain. Consistent with this notion, yeast two-hybrid analysis showed a PSAP motif-dependent interaction between PFV Gag and Tsg101. Surprisingly, PFV release which is dependent on the PPPI motif was Vps4-independent and was partially inhibited by dominant negative Tsg101, suggesting that PPPI functions by an unconventional mechanism to facilitate PFV egress. Mutation of the YEIL sequence completely abolished particle formation and also reduced the rate of Gag processing by the viral protease, suggesting that the integrity of YEIL is required at an assembly step prior to budding and YEIL is not acting as an L domain.}, author = {Patton, Gillian S. and Morris, Stephen A. and Chung, Wayne and Bieniasz, Paul D. and Mcclure, Myra O.}, citeulike-article-id = {454553}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.79.10.6392}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://jvi.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/79/10/6392}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15858022}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15858022}, day = {15}, doi = {10.1128/JVI.79.10.6392}, journal = {J. Virol.}, keywords = {assembly, foamy, gag, tsg101, virus}, month = {May}, number = {10}, pages = {6392--6399}, posted-at = {2006-01-02 17:56:27}, priority = {2}, title = {Identification of Domains in Gag Important for Prototypic Foamy Virus Egress}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.79.10.6392}, volume = {79}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:454553 L3 - citeulike-article-id:454553 N2 - Sequence motifs (L domains) have been described in viral structural proteins. Mutations in these lead to a defect at a late stage in virus assembly and budding. For several viruses, recruitment of an endosomal sorting complexes required for transport 1 subunit (Tsg101), a component of the class E vacuolar protein sorting (EVPS) machinery, is a prerequisite for virion budding. To effect this, Tsg101 interacts with the PT/SAP L domain. We have identified candidate L-domain motifs, PSAP, PPPI, and YEIL, in the prototypic foamy virus (PFV) Gag protein, based on their homology to known viral L domains. Mutation of the PSAP and PPPI motifs individually reduced PFV egress, and their combined mutation had an additive effect. When PSAP was mutated, residual infectious PFV release was unaffected by dominant negative Vps4 (an ATPase involved in the final stages of budding), and sensitivity to dominant negative Tsg101 was dramatically reduced, suggesting that the PSAP motif functions as a conventional class E VPS-dependent L domain. Consistent with this notion, yeast two-hybrid analysis showed a PSAP motif-dependent interaction between PFV Gag and Tsg101. Surprisingly, PFV release which is dependent on the PPPI motif was Vps4-independent and was partially inhibited by dominant negative Tsg101, suggesting that PPPI functions by an unconventional mechanism to facilitate PFV egress. Mutation of the YEIL sequence completely abolished particle formation and also reduced the rate of Gag processing by the viral protease, suggesting that the integrity of YEIL is required at an assembly step prior to budding and YEIL is not acting as an L domain. IS - 10 JF - J. Virol. EP - 6399 TI - Identification of Domains in Gag Important for Prototypic Foamy Virus Egress VL - 79 SP - 6392 KW - assembly KW - foamy KW - gag KW - tsg101 KW - virus AU - Patton, Gillian AU - Morris, Stephen AU - Chung, Wayne AU - Bieniasz, Paul AU - Mcclure, Myra PY - 2005/05/15/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.79.10.6392 ER -