A tyrosine-based motif in the cytoplasmic tail of pseudorabies virus glycoprotein B is important for both antibody-induced internalization of viral glycoproteins and efficient cell-to-cell spread

J Virol. 2002 Jul;76(13):6845-51. doi: 10.1128/jvi.76.13.6845-6851.2002.

Abstract

Pseudorabies virus (PRV), a swine alphaherpesvirus, is capable of causing viremia in vaccinated animals. Two mechanisms that may help PRV avoid recognition by the host immune system during this viremia are direct cell-to-cell spread in tissue and antibody-induced internalization of viral cell surface glycoproteins in PRV-infected blood monocytes, the carrier cells of the virus in the blood. PRV glycoprotein B (gB) is crucial during both processes. Here we show that mutating a tyrosine residue located in a YXXPhi motif in the gB cytoplasmic tail results in decreased efficiency of cell-to-cell spread and a strong reduction in antibody-induced internalization of viral cell surface glycoproteins. Mutating the dileucine motif in the gB tail led to an increased cell-to-cell spread of the virus and the formation of large syncytia.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • Cell Line
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
  • Herpesvirus 1, Suid / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 1, Suid / immunology
  • Herpesvirus 1, Suid / pathogenicity
  • Herpesvirus 1, Suid / physiology*
  • Mutation
  • Swine
  • Tyrosine
  • Viral Envelope Proteins / chemistry*
  • Viral Envelope Proteins / genetics
  • Viral Envelope Proteins / immunology*
  • Viral Envelope Proteins / metabolism
  • Viral Plaque Assay

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Viral Envelope Proteins
  • glycoprotein gII, pseudorabies virus
  • Tyrosine