Temperature and pH dependence of the haemolytic activity of influenza virus and of the rotational mobility of the spike glycoproteins
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Temperature and pH dependence of the haemolytic activity of influenza virus and of the rotational mobility of the spike glycoproteins
Abstract
Influenza virus (strain X-47) was labeled with the triplet probe, eosin 5-isothiocyanate. Most of the label was found to be associated with haemagglutinin, the major glycoprotein of the viral envelope. Rotational diffusion of the glycoprotein was investigated by measuring flash-induced transient dichroism of the eosin probe. The anisotropy decay curves showed that mobility of haemagglutinin measured at pH 7.3 increased considerably with temperature with the greatest change occurring over the range 20-30 degrees C. However, at pH 5.2 no mobility was detectable over the time range of the experiment. The activity of the virus was determined by assaying haemolysis of human erythrocytes. The haemolytic activity showed an optimum at pH 5.2 and increased markedly with temperature, being negligible below 20 degrees C. In addition, inactivation of the virus by incubation at pH 5.2 was also strongly temperature dependent. A 15 min incubation at pH 5.2 inactivated the virus above 30 degrees C but had no effect below 20 degrees C. On the basis of these results, it is proposed that mobility of haemagglutinin is significant for its functional properties. When the pH is reduced from 7.3 to 5.2, the mobility observed at higher temperatures is required for the molecular rearrangements which accompany the fusion event. In the absence of an apposing membrane, these rearrangements result in irreversible aggregation of haemagglutinin in the viral membrane, and hence loss of mobility and activity.
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