Membrane fusion mutants of Semliki Forest virus

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Membrane fusion mutants of Semliki Forest virus

MC Kielian, S Keranen, L Kaariainen and A Helenius

Previous reports have indicated that the entry of Semliki Forest virus (SFV) into cells depends on a membrane fusion reaction catalyzed by the viral spike glycoproteins and triggered by the low pH prevailing in the endosomal compartment. In this study the in vitro pH-dependent fusion of SFV with nuclease-filled liposomes has been used to select for a new class of virus mutants that have a pH-conditional defect. The mutants obtained had a threshold for fusion of pH 5.5 as compared with the wild- type threshold of 6.2, when assayed by polykaryon formation, fusion with liposomes, or fusion at the plasma membrane. They were fully capable of infecting cells under standard infection conditions but were more sensitive to lysosomotropic agents that increase the pH in acidic vacuoles of the endocytic pathway. The mutants were, moreover, able to penetrate and infect baby hamster kidney-21 cells at 20 degrees C, indicating that the endosomes have a pH below 5.5. The results confirm the involvement of pH-triggered fusion in SFV entry, emphasize the central role played by acidic endosomal vacuoles in this reaction, shed further light on the mechanism of SFV inhibition by lysosomotropic weak bases, and demonstrate the usefulness of mutant viruses as biological pH probes of the endocytic pathway.
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