Expression of the art gene protein of human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III/LAV) in bacteria

  • Goh W
  • Sodroski J
  • Rosen C
  • et al.
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Abstract

Human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III/LAV or HIV) contains a gene designated art (anti-repressor transactivator). Here, we report the expression of the art gene product in bacteria and show that the 20-kilodalton (kDa) bacterially expressed art protein is recognized by serum of a patient. The bacterially synthesized art protein competed in an immunological reaction with a 20-kDa protein produced in HTLV-III/LAV-infected lymphocytes. Antiserum to a synthetic oligopeptide corresponding to a sequence in the second exon of the art gene also precipitated the 20-kDa protein in HTLV-III/LAV-infected cells. These results demonstrate that the 20-kDa art gene product is expressed in cell lines that produce HTLV-III/LAV virions.

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Goh, W. C., Sodroski, J. G., Rosen, C. A., & Haseltine, W. A. (1987). Expression of the art gene protein of human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III/LAV) in bacteria. Journal of Virology, 61(2), 633–637. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.61.2.633-637.1987

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