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. 1972 Oct;10(4):844–854. doi: 10.1128/jvi.10.4.844-854.1972

Location of Ferritin-Labeled Concanavalin A Binding to Influenza Virus and Tumor Cell Surfaces

Paul A Klein 1, W R Adams 1
PMCID: PMC356541  PMID: 4563598

Abstract

Concanavalin A (Con-A) was linked to ferritin with glutaraldehyde and chromatographed on Sepharose 6B to separate unconjugated Con-A and ferritin from covalently cross-linked molecules. Ehrlich ascites tumor cells were infected with WSA influenza virus, stained at intervals with the ferritin-labeled Con-A and examined by electron microscopy. The surfaces of most mature viruses were specifically stained, providing direct evidence that influenza viruses maturing in this cell type have exposed Con-A receptor sites. The ferritin cores of the staining reagent were found at an average distance of 21.3 nm from the virus membrane and 10.8 nm from the uninfected cell membrane. This finding was interpreted to mean that the population of Con-A receptor sites on influenza virus particles is located at an average distance from the virus membrane twice that of the population of Con-A receptor sites found on uninfected cells. The structural elements of viral membranes can provide a reliable means for evaluating electron microscopy staining reagents, thereby enhancing their usefulness as probes for the study of membrane relationships.

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