| Atomic force microscopy investigation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and HIV-infected lymphocytes. | |
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PMID: 14581526 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Isolated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and HIV-infected human lymphocytes in culture have been imaged for the first time by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Purified virus particles spread on glass substrates are roughly spherical, reasonably uniform, though pleomorphic in appearance, and have diameters of about 120 nm. Similar particles are also seen on infected cell surfaces, but morphologies and sizes are considerably more varied, possibly a reflection of the budding process. The surfaces of HIV particles exhibit "tufts" of protein, presumably gp120, which do not physically resemble spikes. The protein tufts, which number about 100 per particle, have average diameters of about 200 A, but with a large variance. They likely consist of arbitrary associations of small numbers of gp120 monomers on the surface. In examining several hundred virus particles, we found no evidence that the gp120 monomers form threefold symmetric trimers. Although >95% of HIV-infected H9 lymphocytic cells were producing HIV antigens by immunofluorescent assay, most lymphocytes displayed few or no virus on their surfaces, while others were almost covered by a hundred or more viruses, suggesting a dependence on cell cycle or physiology. HIV-infected cells treated with a viral protease inhibitor and their progeny viruses were also imaged by AFM and were indistinguishable from untreated virions. Isolated HIV virions were disrupted by exposure to mild neutral detergents (Tween 20 and CHAPS) at concentrations from 0.25 to 2.0%. Among the products observed were intact virions, the remnants of completely degraded virions, and partially disrupted particles that lacked sectors of surface proteins as well as virions that were split or broken open to reveal their empty interiors. Capsids containing nucleic acid were not seen, suggesting that the capsids were even more fragile than the envelope and were totally degraded and lost. From these images, a good estimate of the thickness of the envelope protein-membrane-matrix protein outer shell of the virion was obtained. Treatment with even low concentrations (<0.1%) of sodium dodecyl sulfate completely destroyed all virions but produced many interesting products, including aggregates of viral proteins with strands of nucleic acid. |
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Authors:
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Y G Kuznetsov; J G Victoria; W E Robinson; A McPherson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of virology Volume: 77 ISSN: 0022-538X ISO Abbreviation: J. Virol. Publication Date: 2003 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-10-28 Completed Date: 2003-11-25 Revised Date: 2013-06-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0113724 Medline TA: J Virol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 11896-909 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-3900, USA. |
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Cell Line Detergents / pharmacology HIV / ultrastructure* HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / analysis Humans Lymphocytes / ultrastructure*, virology* Microscopy, Atomic Force Protease Inhibitors / pharmacology Virion / ultrastructure |
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0/Detergents; 0/HIV Envelope Protein gp120; 0/Protease Inhibitors |
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