关键词:
Virion
Proteases
Infectivity
Solutes
Poliovirus
Detergents
Urea
MODIFICATION
HeLa Cells
Capsids
Temperature
Inactivation
Synergism
Vital Signs
Pathogenicity
摘要:
Inactivation of poliovirus at subfreezing temperature in the presence of unusually low concentrations of urea (.ltoreq. 0.5 M) was investigated. Serotypes 1 and 2 are very sensitive;type 3 is resistant. Inactivation cannot be attributed to concentration of solutes since temperature must be reduced below -***. C for loss of infectivity. Characteristics of the inactivated virion are similar to those of virions in the early stages of uncoating in human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells, i.e., loss of infectivity, sensitivity to proteases and detergents, change in isoelectric point, retention of intact genome and, in some instances, loss of VP4. The molecular basis for inactivation is considered to be dissociation of H2O bound to capsid proteins, thereby causing irreversible denaturation of native tertiary structure. The results are discussed in terms of their relevance to the early stages of uncoating in vivo.