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Journal of Virology, August 2001, p. 7778-7784, Vol. 75, No. 16
0022-538X/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.16.7778-7784.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Sindbis Virus Variant with a Deletion in the 6K Gene Shows Defects in Glycoprotein Processing and Trafficking: Lack of Complementation by a Wild-Type 6K Gene in trans

Miguel Angel Sanz* and Luis Carrasco

Centro de Biología Molecular (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain

Received 26 February 2001/Accepted 9 May 2001

A Sindbis virus (SV) variant with a 6K gene partially deleted has been obtained. This SV Del6K virus is defective in the proteolytic processing of virus glycoprotein precursor, transport of glycoproteins to the plasma membrane, and plaque phenotype. A revertant virus (SV Del6K-revQ21L) containing a point mutation in the deleted 6K gene was isolated and characterized. SV Del6K-revQ21L has corrected the defects of proteolytic processing and transport of virus glycoproteins to the plasma membrane, but it still remains attenuated compared to wild-type (wt) SV, exhibiting defects in virus budding. Neither mutant nor revertant viruses are complemented by the coexpression in trans of a wt SV 6K gene.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centro de Biología Molecular (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain. Phone: 34-91-397-8450. Fax: 34-91-397-4799. E-mail: lcarrasco{at}cbm.uam.es.

Journal of Virology, August 2001, p. 7778-7784, Vol. 75, No. 16
0022-538X/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.16.7778-7784.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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