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J Gen Virol 87 (2006), 2451-2460; DOI 10.1099/vir.0.81921-0

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© 2006 Society for General Microbiology

Role of human cytomegalovirus UL131A in cell type-specific virus entry and release

Barbara Adler1, Laura Scrivano1, Zsolt Ruzcics1, Brigitte Rupp1, Christian Sinzger2 and Ulrich Koszinowski1

1 Max von Pettenkofer-Institut für Virologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Pettenkoferstraße 9a, D-80336 München, Germany
2 Institut für Medizinische Virologie, Universität Tübingen, Germany

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Ulrich Koszinowski
koszinowski{at}mvp.uni-muenchen.de

The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) genes UL128, UL130 and UL131A are essential for endothelial cell infection. Complementation of the defective UL131A gene of the non-endotheliotropic HCMV strain AD169 with wild-type UL131A in cis in an ectopic position restored endothelial cell tropism. The UL131A protein was found in virions in a complex with gH. Coinfection of fibroblasts with UL131A-negative and -positive viruses restored the endothelial cell tropism of UL131A-negative virions by complementing the virions with UL131A protein. Virus entry into endothelial cells, but not into fibroblasts, was blocked by an antipeptide antiserum to pUL131A. AD169, cis-complemented with wild-type UL131A, showed an impaired release of infectious particles from fibroblasts. A comparable defect in virus release was observed when UL131A was expressed ectopically in a virus background already expressing an intact copy of UL131A. In contrast, virus release from infected endothelial cells was not affected by UL131A. These data suggest a dual role for pUL131A in virus entry and virus exit from infected cells.

Published online ahead of print on 31 May 2006 as DOI 10.1099/vir.0.81921-0.




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