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Journal of Virology, December 2002, p. 12032-12043, Vol. 76, No. 23
0022-538X/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.76.23.12032-12043.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Baculovirus lef-12 Is Not Required for Viral Replication

Linda A. Guarino,1,2* Toni-Ann Mistretta,1 and Wen Dong2

Departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics,1 Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-21282

Received 30 May 2002/ Accepted 23 August 2002

The baculovirus lef-12 (orf41) gene is required for transient expression of baculovirus late genes. To analyze the role of LEF-12 in the context of infected cells, two mutant viruses were constructed. Both mutants were viable in Trichoplusia ni High 5 and Spodoptera frugiperda Sf9 cells. Single-step growth curves, however, indicated that virus yields were reduced approximately fivefold in the absence of LEF-12. Pulse-labeling of infected cells revealed that LEF-12 mutant viruses entered the late phase and synthesized late proteins at levels equivalent to or only twofold lower than those of wild-type virus-infected cells. Western blot analyses confirmed that LEF-12 was not synthesized in cells infected with mutant virus. In wild-type virus-infected cells, LEF-12 was not detected until 18 h postinfection, and accumulation of LEF-12 peaked at 24 to 36 h postinfection. Primer extension mapping revealed that lef-12 mRNA was synthesized by 12 h postinfection and peaked between 18 and 24 h postinfection. Furthermore, synthesis of lef-12 mRNA and LEF-12 protein were inhibited by the addition of aphidicolin, indicating that lef-12 is expressed after DNA replication.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biochemistry, Texas A&M University, 2128 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2128. Phone: (979) 845-7556. Fax: (979) 845-9274. E-mail: lguarino{at}tamu.edu.

Journal of Virology, December 2002, p. 12032-12043, Vol. 76, No. 23
0022-538X/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.76.23.12032-12043.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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