title: Characterization of cytomegalovirus glycoproteins in a family of complexes designated gC-II with murine monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: Several murine monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) were made to a family of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) disulfide linked glycoprotein complexes designated gC-II. Characterization of these MoAbs by immunological methods showed that they could be divided into two groups recognizing different glycoproteins. Western blot analysis was done with immunoaffinity purified gC-II complexes. Under non-reducing conditions MoAbs from both groups recognized gC-II complexes with molecular weights of 67-93 k and 130 k to greater than 200 k. When purified gC-II complexes were reduced and individual glycoproteins separated by SDS-PAGE prior to Western blotting, Group 1 MoAbs reacted with glycoproteins having molecular weights of 47-63k, while Group 2 MoAbs reacted with glycoproteins having molecular weights of 39-48k and 90k to greater than 200k. Thus, gC-II complexes contain glycoproteins recognized by both groups of MoAbs. By Coomassie blue staining and incorporation of [3H]Arg, Group 1 glycoproteins appeared to be minor components in the complexes relative to Group 2 glycoproteins. Surface labeling of extracellular virus with galactose oxidase and tritiated borohydride showed that gC-II complexes of all molecular weights were on the surface of the virus. However, the most heavily labeled gC-II glycoproteins had molecular weights of 47-63k. These data confirm our previous observations that the gC-II complexes of HCMV are comprised of a heterogeneous family of glycoproteins.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biochemistry, Children's Biomedical Research Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kari
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goertz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gehrz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005692:Galactose Oxidase; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D005692:Galactose Oxidase