title: Novel blockade of cell surface expression of virus glycoproteins by leucinostatin A.
abstract: The nonapeptide leucinostatin A (LSA) inhibited syncytium formation without profoundly affecting HN glycoprotein synthesis in Newcastle disease virus (NDV)-infected BHK cells. At similar doses of LSA, cytopathic effect and infectious virus production were suppressed in vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-infected BHK cells. Blockade by LSA of cell surface expression of NDV-HN and VSV-G glycoproteins was demonstrated, accompanied by intracellular accumulation of these virus glycoproteins. LSA acts as an inhibitor of mitochondrial F-type H(+)-translocating ATPase, a key enzyme in the generation of ATP, but its action against cell surface expression of virus glycoproteins was independent of the depletion of intracellular ATP. LSA also acts as an ionophore, but its action on intoxication by ricin and diphtheria toxin was different from that of monensin. This novel action of LSA is expected to be useful in investigation of the mechanism of intracellular trafficking of proteins.
authors.affiliation: Animal and Cellular Systems Laboratory, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muroi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suehara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wakusawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Otake
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takatsuki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D007476:Ionophores / Q000494:pharmacology; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000821:virology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010455:Peptides; D014721:Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D007476:Ionophores; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D010455:Peptides; D014764:Viral Proteins; C008268:leucinostatin A