The S4 genome segment of baboon reovirus is bicistronic and encodes a novel fusion-associated small transmembrane protein

Sandra Dawe, Roy Duncan

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We demonstrate that the S4 genome segment of baboon reovirus (BRV) contains two sequential partially overlapping open reading frames (ORFs), both of which are functional in vitro and in virus-infected cells. The 15-kDa gene product (p15) of the 5′-proximal ORF induces efficient cell-cell fusion when expressed by itself in transfected cells, suggesting that p15 is the only viral protein required for induction of syncytium formation by BRV. The p15 protein is a small, hydrophobic, basic, integral membrane protein, properties shared with the p10 fusion-associated small transmembrane (FAST) proteins encoded by avian reovirus and Nelson Bay reovirus. As with p10, the BRV p15 protein is also a nonstructural protein and, therefore, is not involved in virus entry. Sequence analysis indicates that p15 shares no significant sequence similarity with the p10 FAST proteins and contains a unique repertoire and arrangement of sequence-predicted structural and functional motifs. These motifs include a functional N-terminal myristylation consensus sequence, an N-proximal prolinerich motif, two potential transmembrane domains, and an intervening polybasic region. The unique structural properties of p15 suggest that this protein is a novel member of the new family of FAST proteins.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)2131-2140
Número de páginas10
PublicaciónJournal of Virology
Volumen76
N.º5
DOI
EstadoPublished - 2002

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Insect Science
  • Virology

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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