FIG 10.
Nonredundant roles of proteins pE199L and pE248R in virus entry. (A) Equal amounts of control vE199Li+ and defective vE199Li− virions (top) or vE248Ri+ and vE248Ri− particles (bottom) were analyzed by immunoblotting with antibodies to pE199L and pE248R proteins. (B) Membrane fractions from Vero cells infected with recombinant vE248Ri in the presence (+IPTG) or absence (−IPTG) of inducer were subjected to detergent solubilization and analyzed by sucrose density gradient (5% to 20%) centrifugation. The fractions of both gradients were analyzed by electrophoresis and immunoblotting with antibodies to pE199L and pE248R proteins. As a reference, the sedimentation profiles of the molecular weight markers carbonic anhydrase (CA, 29 kDa), bovine serum albumin (BSA, 66 kDa), alcohol dehydrogenase (AD, 150 kDa), and β-amylase (AM, 200 kDa) are shown.