Journal
FEBS LETTERS
Volume 500, Issue 3, Pages 109-113Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-5793(01)02598-4
Keywords
JC virus; assembly; disulfide bond; calcium ion
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To investigate the role of disulfide bonds in the capsid structure, a recombinant JC virus-like particle (VLP) was used. The major capsid protein, VP1, of the JC virus was expressed in yeast cells, The yeast-expressed VP1 was self-assembled into a VLP. Disulfide bonds were found in the VLP which caused dimeric and trimeric VPI linkages as demonstrated by nonreducing SDS-PAGE. The VLP remained intact when disulfide bonds were reduced by dithiothreitol. The VLP without disulfide bonds could be disassembled into capsomeres by EGTA alone, but those with disulfide bonds could not be disassembled by EGTA. Capsomeres were reassembled into VLPs in the presence of calcium ions, Capsomeres formed irregular aggregations instead of VLPs when treated with diamide to reconstitute the disulfide bonds, These results indicate that disulfide bonds play an important role in maintaining the integrity of the JC VLP by protecting calcium ions from chelation. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V, on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
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