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J. Virol., 01 1996, 672-677, Vol 70, No. 1
JW Hooper and BN Fields
Reovirus intermediate subviral particles (ISVPs) but not intact virions or
cores have been shown to possess the capacity to permeabilize mouse L cells
as determined by a 51Cr release assay. We used monoclonal antibodies (MAbs)
directed against proteins exposed on the ISVP surface (sigma 1, mu 1, and
lambda 2) to probe the role(s) of these proteins in membrane interaction
and penetration. One sigma 1-specific MAb (MAb-G5) and two mu 1-specific
MAbs (MAb-10H2 and MAb-8H6) inhibited reovirus- induced 51Cr release when
added pre- or post-ISVP attachment to L cells. MAb-G5 inhibits 51Cr release
by interfering with ISVP attachment (via sigma 1) to L-cell receptor sites.
The mu 1-specific MAbs (MAb- 10H2 and MAb-8H6) inhibit 51Cr release by
interfering with an undefined post-L-cell-attachment event that involves
bivalent binding of the mu 1- specific MAbs to an epitope located in a
central region of the mu 1 protein.
Copyright © 1996, American Society for Microbiology
Monoclonal antibodies to reovirus sigma 1 and mu 1 proteins inhibit chromium release from mouse L cells
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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