Abstract
To understand the assembly process of bluetongue virus (BTV), we have established a functional assay which allows us to produce and manipulate BTV core-like particles (CLPs) composed of the viral VP7 and VP3 proteins. A cDNA clone encoding the 349-amino-acid VP7 protein has been manipulated to generate deletion, extension, and site-specific mutants. Each mutant was coexpressed with the BTV VP3 protein to generate CLPs. Deletion and extension mutants involving the VP7 carboxy terminus prevented CLP formation, while an extension mutant involving an 11-amino-acid rabies virus sequence added to the amino terminus of VP7 allowed CLP formation. Substitution of either of two cysteine residues of VP7 (Cys-15 or Cys-65) by serine also did not prevent CLP formation; however, substitution of the single lysine residue of VP7 (Lys-255) by leucine abrogated CLP formation, indicating a critical role for this lysine.
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