Analysis of the envelope of Rauscher murine oncornavirus: in vitro labeling of glycopeptides
- 1 December 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Virology
- Vol. 20 (3), 627-636
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.20.3.627-636.1976
Abstract
The identity and localization of the oligosaccharides of Rauscher murine type C viral glycoproteins were examined by techniques of in vitro labeling. Terminal sialic acid was labeled with tritium by borohydride reduction after selective periodate oxidation, and galactose was labeled by borohydride reduction after specific enzymatic oxidation of the nonreducing terminal of the sugar. The results were compared with those of protein surface labeling with pyridoxal phosphate or lactoperoxidase catalyzed radioiodination. Examination of the labeled reaction products by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in sodium dodecyl sulfate showed that in every case the major component labeled was a glycoprotein of about 70,000 daltons. The identity of this glycoprotein as the virion envelope component was confirmed by immunoprecipitation with monospecific antiserum prepared against purified Rauscher virus glycopeptides of 69,000 and 71,000 daltons. No other protein or glycoprotein on the surface of the virion was detected and disruption of virions before labeling did not reveal additional distinctive glycoproteins. There was minor labeling of sugar residues of other components, but these remain to be characterized and are not now identified as other viral proteins. Studies of the structural organization of virion proteins using the cross-linking reagent methyl-4-mercaptobutyrimidate showed only linkage of the virion envelope or core proteins to themselves. Most, if not all, of the oligosaccharides at the surface of Rauscher virus may be entities of the 69,000- and 71,000-dalton glycopeptides and they may contain a terminal sialic acid and galactose and a subterminal galactose.This publication has 38 references indexed in Scilit:
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