title: Retroviral membrane display of apoptotic effector molecules.
abstract: Retroviruses have been widely used in gene transmission studies. In this paper, we show that nonviral apoptotic proteins can be displayed on viral membrane surfaces and that the displayed proteins can execute their normal effector functions. We introduced the genes encoding the apoptosis effector proteins, human CD95 ligand (hFasL) or human tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (hTRAIL), into a cell line that packages Moloney murine leukemia virus vectors. Retrovirus preparations from these lines killed target cells efficiently, and target killing was prevented by Fas-Ig fusion protein or soluble TRAIL receptor (sDR5), respectively. We show that the virus preparation exhibiting Fas-specific cytotoxicity has the same density as a retrovirus, contains full-length FasL protein, and can be depleted of infectivity by immunoadsorption with anti-FasL antibody. This novel property of retroviruses-the display of functional effector proteins-may allow the custom design of reagents whose normal function requires their being embedded in a membrane.
authors.affiliation: The Arthritis Center, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. strehlow@bu.edu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strehlow
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jodo
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Ju
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics*; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D015153:Blotting, Western; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; D006801:Humans; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D051379:Mice; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics; D019065:Virus Assembly
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; C505661:FASLG protein, human; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; C505658:Fasl protein, mouse; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; C505654:Tnfsf10 protein, mouse; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases