ISSN:
1432-8798
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The protein pattern of a type-D retrovirus (PMFV) isolated from and propagated in human cell lines has been investigated using sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Staining with Coomassie blue and labeling with14C-leucine/14C-lysine revealed five viral polypeptides with molecular weights of 10,000, 12,000, 15,000, 25,000, and 68,000. The 68,000D-protein was shown to be a glycoprotein by incorporation of3H-glucosamine and the 15,000D-protein was identified as a phosphoprotein. By comparing PMFV with the closely related Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (MPMV) in co-electrophoresis experiments no clear difference was detected in viral14C-leucine/14C-lysine profiles. The viruses differ, however, with respect to their glycoprotein patterns. A glycoprotein corresponding to the gp20 of MPMV has not been detected in PMFV irrespective of the cell line used for propagation of viruses.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01318019
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