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. 1992 Mar;66(3):1528–1534. doi: 10.1128/jvi.66.3.1528-1534.1992

Functional interactions between the fusion protein and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase of human parainfluenza viruses.

X L Hu 1, R Ray 1, R W Compans 1
PMCID: PMC240878  PMID: 1310764

Abstract

The fusion glycoprotein (F) and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) genes of human parainfluenza virus type 2 (PI2) were molecularly cloned and expressed in HeLa-T4 cells by using the vaccinia virus-T7 transient expression system. Expression of the F and HN proteins was detected by using immunoprecipitation and surface immunofluorescence staining. Although the F protein was found to be cleaved into F1 and F2 and expressed on cell surfaces, no cell fusion was observed. However, cotransfection of the F-protein gene together with the P12 HN gene resulted in significant levels of cell fusion. Cell fusion was also observed when separate cell cultures were transfected with the HN and F genes and the F-expressing cells were mixed with the HN-expressing cells. Surprisingly, when the PI2 F protein was expressed together with the parainfluenza virus type 3 (PI3) HN protein, no fusion was detectable in the transfected cells. Similarly, no fusion was found upon coexpression of the PI2 HN and PI3 F proteins. However, coexpression of the PI3 F and HN proteins resulted in extensive cell fusion, which resembled the PI2 coexpression result. These results indicate that under the conditions used, the F protein is unable to cause fusion by itself and the HN protein provides a specific function in cell fusion which cannot be provided by another paramyxovirus attachment protein. Further, the results suggest that a type-specific functional interaction between the F and HN proteins is involved in mediating cell fusion.

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