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J Virol. 1985 December; 56(3): 852-859

Localization of the coding region for an Epstein-Barr virus early antigen and inducible expression of this 60-kilodalton nuclear protein in transfected fibroblast cell lines.

M S Cho, K T Jeang and S D Hayward

ABSTRACT

Expression of a component of the Epstein-Barr virus early antigen (EA) complex has been studied in fibroblast cells transfected with both wild-type and P3HR-1 defective DNA fragments covering the BamHI-M-S region of the Epstein-Barr virus genome. Baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells transfected with the BglII-J fragment and stained with human serum that was positive for the diffuse component of EA [EA(D)] in an indirect immunofluorescence assay exhibited positive nuclear staining in 5% of the cell population. Cleavage of BglII-J before transfection with the restriction enzyme BglII, StuI, HindIII, or PvuII did not affect EA expression, whereas prior cleavage with BamHI or EcoRI reduced or eliminated synthesis of EA. These observations were confirmed by using individual cloned subfragments. A Bal 31 deletion clone (pTS1) in which the HindIII and StuI sites were eliminated retained activity, whereas a clone (pTS5) in which the deletion extended closer to the EcoRI site had greatly reduced activity. Transfection of the individual BamHI-M or BamHI-S fragments, which span BglII-J, also resulted in little or no EA expression. The 2.1-kilobase biologically active region defined by these experiments corresponds precisely to the BMLF1 open reading frame. Immunoblot analyses of BHK cells transfected with either P3HR-1 defective DNA clones or the BglII-J wild-type fragment identified the product of this EA(D) coding region as a family of polypeptides consisting of a major 60-kilodalton product and minor 45- and 50-kilodalton species. In latently Epstein-Barr virus-infected lymphocytes these early antigens are not expressed, but can be induced by treatment of the cultures with sodium butyrate or phorbol esters. Using the BglII-J and pTS6 clones that were positive in transient assays, we also established Neor coselected BHK and Vero cell lines which showed similar regulated expression of the 60-kilodalton EA(D) protein. In these cell lines constitutive expression of EA(D) was limited (0.1% positive by indirect immunofluorescence and undetectable by immunoblot analysis). However, expression of EA(D) could be induced by treatment with sodium butyrate. In the induced cultures, up to 30% of the cells were EA(D) positive by immunofluorescence, and there was a concomitant appearance of the 60-kilodalton EA(D) polypeptide.

J Virol. 1985 December; 56(3): 852-859




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