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J Virol. 1977 October; 24(1): 151-169
Copyright © 1977 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Evidence for Simian Virus 40 (SV40) Coding of SV40 T-Antigen and the SV40-Specific Proteins in HeLa Cells Infected with Nondefective Adenovirus Type 2-SV40 Hybrid Viruses

Kristine Mann, Tony Hunter, Gernot Walter and Hawley Linke

¹ Tumor Virology Laboratory, The Salk Institute, San Diego, California 92112

ABSTRACT

HeLa cells infected with the nondefective adenovirus 2 (Ad2)-simian virus 40 (SV40) hybrid viruses (Ad2⁺ND1, Ad2⁺ND2, Ad2⁺ND4, and Ad2⁺ND5) synthesize SV40-specific proteins ranging in size from 28,000 to 100,000 daltons. By analysis of their methionine-containing tryptic peptides, we demonstrated that all these proteins shared common amino acid sequences. Most methionine-containing tryptic peptides derived from proteins of smaller size were contained within the proteins of larger size. Seventeen of the 21 methionine-containing tryptic peptides of the largest SV40-specific protein (100,000 daltons) from Ad2⁺ND4-infected cells were identical to methionine-containing peptides of SV40 T-antigen immunoprecipitated from extracts of SV40-infected cells. All of the methionine-containing tryptic peptides of the Ad2⁺ND4 100,000-dalton protein were found in SV40 T-antigen immunoprecipitated from SV40-transformed cells. All SV40-specific proteins observed in vivo could be synthesized in vitro using the wheat germ cell-free system and SV40-specific RNA from hybrid virus-infected cells that was purified by hybridization to SV40 DNA. As proof of identity, the in vitro products were shown to have methionine-containing tryptic peptides identical to those of their in vivo counterparts. Based on the extensive overlap in amino acid sequence between the SV40-specific proteins from hybrid virus-infected cells and SV40 T-antigen from SV40-infected and -transformed cells, we conclude that at least the major portion of the SV40-specific proteins cannot be Ad2 coded. From the in vitro synthesis experiments with SV40-selected RNA, we further conclude that the SV40-specific proteins must be SV40 coded and not host coded. Since SV40 T-antigen is related to the SV40-specific proteins, it must also be SV40 coded.

Present address: Department of Mathematics and Science, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK 99504.

Present address: Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

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