Mapping regions of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) glycoprotein B (gB) important for fusion function with gH/gL

Journal Article · Mon Apr 25 04:00:00 EDT 2011 · Virology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2010.12.006· OSTI ID:21486933

Plate, Aileen E; Reimer, Jessica J ^[1]; Jardetzky, Theodore S ^[2]; Longnecker, Richard ^[1]

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1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL 60611 (United States)
2. Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 371 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 (United States)

Glycoproteins gB and gH/gL are required for entry of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) into cells, but the role of each glycoprotein and how they function together to mediate fusion is unclear. Analysis of the functional homology of gB from the closely related primate gammaherpesvirus, rhesus lymphocryptovirus (Rh-LCV), showed that EBV gB could not complement Rh gB due to a species-specific dependence between gB and gL. To map domains of gB required for this interaction, we constructed a panel of EBV/Rh gB chimeric proteins. Analysis showed that insertion of Rh gB from residues 456 to 807 restored fusion function of EBV gB with Rh gH/gL, suggesting this region of gB is important for interaction with gH/gL. Split YFP bimolecular complementation (BiFC) provided evidence of an interaction between EBV gB and gH/gL. Together, our results suggest the importance of a gB-gH/gL interaction in EBV-mediated fusion with B cells requiring the region of EBV gB from 456 to 807.

• OSTI ID: 21486933
• Journal Information: Virology, Journal Name: Virology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 413; ISSN VIRLAX; ISSN 0042-6822
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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