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Journal of Virology, July 2001, p. 6292-6302, Vol. 75, No. 14
0022-538X/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.14.6292-6302.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Products of US22 Genes M140 and M141 Confer Efficient Replication of Murine Cytomegalovirus in Macrophages and Spleen

Laura K. Hanson, Jacquelyn S. Slater, Zaruhi Karabekian, Gina Ciocco-Schmitt, and Ann E. Campbell*

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia 23507

Received 25 January 2001/Accepted 16 April 2001

Efficient replication of murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) in macrophages is a prerequisite for optimal growth and spread of the virus in its natural host. Simultaneous deletion of US22 gene family members M139, M140, and M141 results in impaired replication of MCMV in macrophages and mice. In this study, we characterized the proteins derived from these three genes and examined the impact of individual gene deletions on viral pathogenesis. The M139, M140, and M141 gene products were identified as early proteins that localize to both the nucleus and cytoplasm in infected cells. Gene M139 encodes two proteins, of 72 and 61 kDa, while M140 and M141 each encode a single protein of 56 (pM140) and 52 (pM141) kDa, respectively. No role for the M139 proteins in MCMV replication in macrophages or mice was determined in these studies. In contrast, deletion of either M140 or M141 resulted in impaired MCMV replication in macrophages and spleen tissue. Replication of the M140 deletion mutant was significantly more impaired than that of the virus lacking M141. Further analyses revealed that the absence of the pM140 adversely affected pM141 levels by rendering the latter protein unstable. Since the replication defect due to deletion of M140 was more profound than could be explained by the reduced half-life of pM141, pM140 must exert an additional, independent function in mediating efficient replication of MCMV in macrophages and spleen tissue. These data indicate that the US22 genes M140 and M141 function both cooperatively and independently to regulate MCMV replication in a cell type-specific manner and, thus, to influence viral pathogenesis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, P.O. Box 1980, 700 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk, VA 23507. Phone: (757) 446-5667. Fax: (757) 624-2255. E-mail: campbeae{at}evms.edu.

Journal of Virology, July 2001, p. 6292-6302, Vol. 75, No. 14
0022-538X/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.14.6292-6302.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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