RRC ID 3469
著者 Daimon T, Katsuma S, Kang W, Shimada T.
タイトル Comparative studies of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus chitinase and its host ortholog, BmChi-h.
ジャーナル Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Abstract Baculovirus-encoded chitinases (V-CHIAs) were first proposed to be acquired from a bacterium via horizontal gene transfer. However, we have recently reported that lepidopteran hosts also encode v-chiA orthologs. Here we describe comparative studies of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) chitinase and its host ortholog, BmChi-h. We constructed recombinant BmNPVs in which native and modified forms of BmChi-h were driven under the polyhedrin promoter and the authentic v-chiA was deleted. Western blot analysis indicated that BmCHI-h was rapidly secreted from virus-infected BmN cells whereas BmNPV CHIA was localized within the virus-infected cells; probably because of the presence of a C-terminal endoplasmic reticulum retention motif on BmNPV CHIA. Enzymological studies showed that BmNPV CHIA was able to retain much higher chitinolytic activity under alkaline conditions. For B. mori larvae infected with v-chiA-deleted BmNPV, the terminal liquefaction of dead larvae and the activation of baculovirus-encoded cysteine protease were not observed, and the introduction of BmChi-h did not rescue these defects. Our findings show that BmNPV chiA possesses unique features that are not shared by host orthologs, which may reflect functional specialization of baculovirus chitinases.
巻・号 345(2)
ページ 825-33
公開日 2006-6-30
DOI 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.04.112
PII S0006-291X(06)00912-0
PMID 16701557
MeSH Animals Baculoviridae / enzymology* Baculoviridae / genetics Baculoviridae / pathogenicity Baculoviridae / physiology Blotting, Western Bombyx / virology* Cells, Cultured Chitinases / genetics Chitinases / metabolism* Cloning, Molecular Cysteine Endopeptidases / genetics Cysteine Endopeptidases / metabolism Nucleopolyhedroviruses / enzymology* Nucleopolyhedroviruses / genetics Nucleopolyhedroviruses / growth & development Occlusion Body Matrix Proteins Promoter Regions, Genetic Viral Proteins / genetics Viral Proteins / metabolism Viral Structural Proteins
IF 2.985
引用数 19
WOS 分野 BIOPHYSICS BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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カイコ EST clone wdS20876 ?