Characterization of Clones of HIV‐1 Infected HuT 78 Cells Defective in gag Gene Processing and of SIV Clones Producing Large Amounts of Envelope Glycoprotein

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Abstract
Single‐cell clones of HIV‐1 (FRE‐3) or SIV/Mne infected HuT 78 cells were obtained by plating dilutions of virally infected HuT 78 cells on a monolayer of sheep choroid plexus cells in 96‐well microliter plates. Several of these clones produce HIV‐1 virus mutants that accumulate the gag precursor polyprotcin and lack a functional protease. These protease‐deficient viruses are non‐infectious and consist of aberrant “immature” virus particles as determined by electron microscopy. Several SIV mutants are also described that produce large amounts of either the envelope glycoprotein gp120 or the nucleic acid binding gag protein. These mutants are useful for the purification of these retroviral proteins, in developing assays of protease inhibitors, and in preparing SIV envelope protein vaccines.
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  • U.S. Public Health Service
  • National Institutes of Health (NO1‐CO‐74102)

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