The characteristics of the interaction of the proteins comprising the virions of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1

Sharova, N.K.; Bukrinskaia, A.G.

Voprosy Virusologii 35(3): 202-206

1990


ISSN/ISBN: 0507-4088
PMID: 2219852
Document Number: 356436
Treatment of virions of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) with ionic and nonionic detergents (NP-40, octylglucoside, sodium deoxycholate) exerted an effect on the virus uncommon for enveloped viruses: instead of solubilization, both glycoproteins (gp120 and gp41) were found in subviral particles, whereas the core protein p24 was found in the supernatant fluid after the removal of subviral particles by centrifugation. The matrix protein p17 and unprocessed molecules of the precursor protein p55 were associated with subviral particles. The above data confirm the proposed model of the HIV-I structural organization according to which glycoproteins are incorporated into the isometric matrix formed by protein p17. Our data indicate that the core protein p24 is not incorporated into the matrix and not associated with nucleocapsid proteins.

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