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Journal of Virology, October 2004, p. 10433-10441, Vol. 78, No. 19
0022-538X/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.78.19.10433-10441.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Low pH Is Required for Avian Sarcoma and Leukosis Virus Env-Dependent Viral Penetration into the Cytosol and Not for Viral Uncoating

Richard J. O. Barnard,1,{dagger} Shakti Narayan,1,{ddagger} Geethanjali Dornadula, Michael D. Miller,2 and John A. T. Young1*

McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin,1 Department of Biological Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania2

Received 8 December 2003/ Accepted 19 May 2004

A novel entry mechanism has been proposed for the avian sarcoma and leukosis virus (ASLV), whereby interaction with specific cell surface receptors activates or primes the viral envelope glycoprotein (Env), rendering it sensitive to subsequent low-pH-dependent fusion triggering in acidic intracellular organelles. However, ASLV fusion seems to proceed to a lipid mixing stage at neutral pH, leading to the suggestion that low pH might instead be required for a later stage of viral entry such as uncoating (L. J. Earp, S. E. Delos, R. C. Netter, P. Bates, and J. M. White. J. Virol. 77:3058-3066, 2003). To address this possibility, hybrid virus particles were generated with the core of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), a known pH-independent virus, and with subgroups A or B ASLV Env proteins. Infection of cells by these pseudotyped virions was blocked by lysosomotropic agents, as judged by inhibition of HIV-1 DNA synthesis. Furthermore, by using HIV-1 cores that contain a Vpr-ß-lactamase fusion protein (Vpr-BlaM) to monitor viral penetration into the cytosol, we demonstrated that virions bearing ASLV Env, but not HIV-1 Env, enter the cytosol in a low-pH-dependent manner. This effect was independent of the presence of the cytoplasmic tail of ASLV Env. These studies provide strong support for the model, indicating that low pH is required for ASLV Env-dependent viral penetration into the cytosol and not for viral uncoating.

* Corresponding author. Present address: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies—La Jolla, Infectious Disease Laboratory, 10010 North Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037-1099. Phone: (858) 453-4100, ext. 1903. Fax: (858) 554-0341. E-mail: jyoung{at}salk.edu.

{dagger} Present address: Infectious Disease Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies—La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92037-1099.

{ddagger} Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.

Journal of Virology, October 2004, p. 10433-10441, Vol. 78, No. 19
0022-538X/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.78.19.10433-10441.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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