Both Pre-S1 and S domains of hepatitis B virus envelope proteins interact with the core particle

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Abstract

The three envelope proteins of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) are encoded by a single open reading frame in the genome containing three separate in-phase AUG codons. This organization defines three protein domains (pre-S1, pre-S2, S) which form the small (S), middle (M, pre-S2/S), and large (L, pre-S1/pre-S2/S) proteins. Mature virions are generated by the budding of preformed nucleocapsids through endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes containing S and L proteins, whereas the M protein is not necessary. This suggests an important function for the pre-S1 domain. To investigate the protein-protein interactions involved during the maturation process of the HBV virion, we studied in vitro the binding affinity to purified HBV core particles of various synthetic peptides identical to regions of the envelope proteins. Data previously obtained with deletion mutants were confirmed and refined. The 13 C-terminal amino acids of pre-S1 bound efficiently to core particles, whereas other pre-S domains did not. Moreover, the amino acid sequence 56-80 in the cytosolic loop of S bound efficiently to the HBV core. This double interaction between the HBV capside and both S and pre-S1 domains may be required for virion morphogenesis.

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Poisson, F., Severac, A., Hourioux, C., Goudeau, A., & Roingeard, P. (1997). Both Pre-S1 and S domains of hepatitis B virus envelope proteins interact with the core particle. Virology, 228(1), 115–120. https://doi.org/10.1006/viro.1996.8367

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