Abstract

Polyomavirus major capsid protein VP1 synthesis was studied in infected primary baby mouse kidney cells. A standard curve of VP1 protein was used to quantitate VP1 in the cytoplasm and nucleus of infected cells during the time course of infection. Polyomavirus VP1 continued to be accumulated in the cytoplasm of the cells until 27 h postinfection, at which time the synthesis of VP1 leveled off. VP1 continued to accumulate in the nucleus of the infected cells throughout the course of infection. The presence of the six isospecies, A to F, of polyomavirus VP1 was also studied to determine the relative quantity of each species during the time course of infection. All six species were found in the cytoplasm and nucleus of infected cells at various times postinfection. However, the relative quantity of each species was different at early as compared with later times of infection. In addition, phosphorylated VP1 was found in isolated polyribosomes of infected cells, suggesting that phosphorylation of VP1 is a cotranslational modification. Examination of the effect of macromolecular synthesis on the transport of VP1 into the nucleus of infected baby mouse kidney cells as well as the rate of its nuclear accumulation during and after protein synthesis inhibition revealed that the continual transport and accumulation of VP1 in the nucleus required protein synthesis.

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