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N-terminal mutants of herpes simplex virus type 2 gH are transported without gL but require gL for function.

Abstract：

:Glycoprotein H (gH) is conserved among all herpesviruses and is essential for virus entry and cell fusion along with gL, gB, and, in most alphaherpesviruses, gD. Within the gH/gL heterodimer, it is thought that gH accounts for the fusion function and gL acts as a chaperone for the folding and transport of gH. Here, we found that the N terminus of gH2 contains important elements involved in both its folding and its transport. Our conclusions are based on the phenotypes of a series of gH deletion mutants in which the signal sequence (residues 1 to 18) was retained and N-terminal residues were removed up to the number indicated. The first mutant, gH2Delta29 (deletion of residues 19 to 28), like wild-type (WT) gH, required gL for both transport and function. To our surprise, two other mutants (gH2Delta64 and gH2Delta72) were transported to the cell surface independent of gL but were nonfunctional, even when complexed with gL. Importantly, a fourth mutant (gH2Delta48) was transported independent of gL but was functional only when complexed with gL. Using a panel of monoclonal antibodies against gH2, we found that when gH2Delta48 was expressed alone, its antigenic structure differed from that of gH2Delta48/gL or gH2-WT/gL. Mutation of gH2 residue R39, Y41, W42, or D44 allowed gL-independent transport of gH. Our results also show that gL is not merely required for gH transport but is also necessary for the folding and function of the complex. Since gH2Delta64/gL and gH2Delta72/gL were nonfunctional, we hypothesized that residues critical for gH/gL function lie within this deleted region. Additional mutagenesis identified L66 and L72 as important for function. Together, our results highlight several key gH residues: R39, Y41, W42, and D44 for gH transport and L66 and L72 for gH/gL structure and function.

journal_name

J Virol

journal_title

Journal of virology

authors

Cairns TM,Friedman LS,Lou H,Whitbeck JC,Shaner MS,Cohen GH,Eisenberg RJ

doi

10.1128/JVI.00097-07

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-05-01 00:00:00

pages

5102-11

issue

eissn

0022-538X

issn

1098-5514

pii

JVI.00097-07

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N-terminal mutants of herpes simplex virus type 2 gH are transported without gL but require gL for function.