Separation and characterization of two related giardiaviruses in the parasitic protozoan Giardia lamblia.
Virology
; 216(1): 124-32, 1996 Feb 01.
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ABSTRACT
Giardiavirus encapsidates a 6.2-kb double-stranded (ds) RNA within a capsid that consists of a major 100-kDa capsid protein (p100) and a minor 190-kDa protein (p190). In this study, two nonhomologous 6.2-kb ds RNAs cohabiting in Giardia lamblia trophozoites were found to be separately encapsidated into two distinct virions, one (designated GLV[p100]) whose capsid consists of p100 and p190, and the other (designated GLV[p95]) whose capsid consists of a 95-kDa protein (p95) and a minor p190-equivalent protein. Both types of virions were enriched in the membranous fraction of a lysate from virus-infected G. lamblia cells. Separation of these virions was achieved by CsCl gradient centrifugation following osmotic rupture of the viral particles. By these treatments, the 6.2-kb ds RNA was removed from GLV[p100] whereas that in GLV[p95] remained unchanged, and the two 6.2-kb ds RNAs that had been purified by this protocol displayed differential hybridization properties to viral cDNA probes. Western blotting and peptide mapping experiments show that p100 and p95 were closely related proteins, but each had distinct amino acid sequences. Virus purification and pulse-chase experiments show that GLV[p100] was selectively secreted into the medium whereas GLV[p95] remained within the trophozoites of G. lamblia toward the late phase of cell growth. Secretion of GLV[p100] was not inhibited by Brefeldin A. These findings demonstrate the cohabitation of multiple Giardiavirus species in G. lamblia.
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Assunto principal:
Vírus de RNA
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Giardia lamblia
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Virology
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China