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J Virol. 1994 December; 68(12): 7993-8000

Effect of core protein phosphorylation by protein kinase C on encapsidation of RNA within core particles of hepatitis B virus.

Institute of Medical Virology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Germany.

ABSTRACT

Phosphorylation of core particles derived either from hepatitis B viruses or from livers of hepatitis B-infected individuals has been long recognized, but the nature and function of the phosphorylating enzyme remained unknown. By immunoblotting with a monoclonal antibody, we have now detected protein kinase C within the liver-derived core particles. To study the significance of the encapsidated protein kinase C for the viral life cycle, we established an in vitro assembly system consisting of Escherichia coli-expressed core protein, protein kinase C, and in vitro-synthesized hepatitis B virus RNA. Phosphorylation of the core protein led to a reduced RNA encapsidation capacity of the core particles. Furthermore, RNA and protein kinase C competed for their target sequence, which is the carboxy-terminal arginine-rich domain of the core protein. This finding implies that phosphorylation of the nucleic acid binding site in the core protein occurs within the particles after encapsidation of protein kinase C, pregenomic RNA, and viral polymerase at a later step during viral genome maturation.

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