title: Nucleotide sequences of the genes encoding the putative attachment glycoprotein (G) of mouse and tissue culture-passaged strains of pneumonia virus of mice.
abstract: The sequences of the genes encoding the putative attachment (G) proteins of pathogenic (strain J3666) mouse lung-passaged and nonpathogenic (strain 15) tissue culture-passaged strains of pneumonia virus of mice (PVM) have been determined. In both cases the major polypeptide was synthesised from the second open reading frame (ORF), a feature also found in the G gene of respiratory syncytial (RS) virus, another pneumovirus. However, the ORFs of the G genes of the two PVM strains were initiated at different nucleotide positions in the mRNA and comparison of hydrophobicity profiles revealed the presence of the putative amino-terminal cytoplasmic domain in the strain J3666 G protein and its absence in the predicted G protein of PVM strain 15. In common with the G protein of RS virus, the gene product of both PVM strains contained a high serine, threonine, and proline content. Indirect immunofluorescence analysis of BSC-1 cells expressing the G gene products confirmed the surface location of the proteins. Thus, the absence of a cytoplasmic domain does not interfere with the translocation of the G protein of PVM strain 15. In vitro translation of mRNA from the two PVM genes directed the synthesis of a larger polypeptide with the G gene of PVM strain J3666 than was seen with strain 15 G gene. In addition, a second protein was seen with strain J3666 mRNA which was the same size as the strain 15 G protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Randhawa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Pringle
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Easton
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000821:virology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000821:virology; D015870:Gene Expression; D005814:Genes, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics*; D018111:Pneumovirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012692:Serial Passage; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins; C092203:glycoprotein G, Pneumonia virus of mice