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Journal of Virology, February 2003, p. 1916-1926, Vol. 77, No. 3
0022-538X/03/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.77.3.1916-1926.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Independent Segregation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gag Protein Complexes and Lipid Rafts
Lingmei Ding,1 Aaron Derdowski,1 Jaang-Jiun Wang,2 and Paul Spearman1*
Departments of Pediatrics, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2581,1
Department of Biology and Anatomy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan 114, Republic of China2
Received 17 June 2002/
Accepted 8 November 2002
Formation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) particles takes place at the plasma membrane of cells and is directed by the Pr55Gag polyprotein. A functional assembly domain (the M domain) within the N-terminal portion of Pr55Gag mediates the interaction of Gag with cellular membranes. However, the determinants that provide specificity for assembly on the plasma membrane, as opposed to intracellular membranes, have not been identified. Recently, it was reported that Pr55Gag interacts with lipid raft microdomains of the plasma membrane. We sought to identify the domains within Pr55Gag that contribute to lipid raft association of Gag. Here we demonstrate that the I domain is required for interaction with detergent-resistant membrane fractions (DRMs). Mutation of key I-domain residues or loss of myristylation abrogated the association of Gag with DRMs. Thus, the I domain and the M domain combine to mediate Gag-lipid raft interactions as defined by these biochemical criteria. However, Gag protein complexes defined by flotation studies were much denser than classical lipid rafts, failed to incorporate classical lipid raft marker proteins, and were not disrupted by cholesterol extraction. Large sheets of Gag protein were identified in DRM fractions upon examination by electron microscopy. These results indicate that HIV-1 Pr55Gag forms detergent-resistant complexes at the cellular periphery that are distinct from lipid raft microdomains.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University, D-7235 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2581. Phone: (615) 343-5618. Fax: (615) 343-9723. E-mail:
paul.spearman{at}vanderbilt.edu.
Journal of Virology, February 2003, p. 1916-1926, Vol. 77, No. 3
0022-538X/03/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.77.3.1916-1926.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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