Journal article
Varicella-zoster virus Fc receptor gE glycoprotein: serine/threonine and tyrosine phosphorylation of monomeric and dimeric forms
Journal of virology, Vol.71(1), pp.110-119
01/1997
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.71.1.110-119.1997
PMCID: PMC191030
PMID: 8985329
Abstract
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) glycoprotein gE is the predominant viral cell surface molecule; it behaves as an Fc receptor for immunoglobulin G, but its central function may be more closely related to viral egress and cell-to-cell spread. To further analyze the receptor properties of VZV gE, the gE gene (also called open reading frame 68) was expressed by a baculovirus vector in insect cells. The recombinant baculovirus gE product had a molecular mass of 64 kDa, smaller than the previously documented 98 kDa of mature gE expressed in mammalian cells. The major reason for the lowered molecular mass was diminished glycosylation. In addition to the 64-kDa form, a larger (130-kDa) form was observed in insect cells and represented dimerized 64-kDa molecules. Both the monomeric and dimeric gE forms were highly phosphorylated in insect cells. Protein kinase assays conducted in vitro with [gamma-32P]ATP and [gamma-32P]GTP indicated that endogenous casein kinase II was phosphorylating monomeric gE, while the dimeric gE form was phosphorylated by another kinase which did not utilize [gamma-32P]GTP. When immobilized recombinant gE molecules were probed with a monoclonal antibody which specifically recognizes a phosphotyrosine linkage, the gE dimer was found to be tyrosine phosphorylated whereas the monomer was not similarly modified. When recombinant gE produced in HeLa cells was probed with the same antiphosphotyrosine antibody, a dimeric gE form at 130 kDa was detected on the cell surface. These results suggested that VZV gE closely resembled other cell surface receptors, being modified on its various forms by both serine/threonine and tyrosine protein kinases. In this case, tyrosine phosphorylation occurred on a previously unrecognized and underglycosylated VZV gE dimeric product.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Varicella-zoster virus Fc receptor gE glycoprotein: serine/threonine and tyrosine phosphorylation of monomeric and dimeric forms
- Creators
- Julie K Olson - Department of Microbiology and Immunology Program, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USAG A BishopC Grose
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of virology, Vol.71(1), pp.110-119
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1128/JVI.71.1.110-119.1997
- PMID
- 8985329
- PMCID
- PMC191030
- ISSN
- 0022-538X
- eISSN
- 1098-5514
- Grant note
- AI28847 / NIAID NIH HHS AI22795 / NIAID NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/1997
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology; President; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Infectious Disease (Pediatrics)
- Record Identifier
- 9984001115002771
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