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Contribution of cysteine residues in the extracellular domain of the F protein of human respiratory syncytial virus to its function
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Fecha de publicación
2006-05-24
Cita
Virol J. 2006 May 24;3:34.
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Inglés
Tipo de documento
journal article
Resumen
The mature F protein of all known isolates of human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) contains fifteen absolutely conserved cysteine (C) residues that are highly conserved among the F proteins of other pneumoviruses as well as the paramyxoviruses. To explore the contribution of the cysteines in the extracellular domain to the fusion activity of HRSV F protein, each cysteine was changed to serine. Mutation of cysteines 37, 313, 322, 333, 343, 358, 367, 393, 416, and 439 abolished or greatly reduced cell surface expression suggesting these residues are critical for proper protein folding and transport to the cell surface. As expected, the fusion activity of these mutations was greatly reduced or abolished. Mutation of cysteine residues 212, 382, and 422 had little to no effect upon cell surface expression or fusion activity at 32 degrees C, 37 degrees C, or 39.5 degrees C. Mutation of C37 and C69 in the F2 subunit either abolished or reduced cell surface expression by 75% respectively. None of the mutations displayed a temperature sensitive phenotype.
MESH
Amino Acid Sequence | Cell Line | Cysteine | Humans | Models, Molecular | Molecular Sequence Data | Mutation | Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human | Sequence Alignment | Serine | Structure-Activity Relationship | Transfection | Viral Fusion Proteins | Cell Fusion
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