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Biophysical Journal 87:1316-1327 (2004)
© 2004 The Biophysical Society

Adenovirus Type-5 Entry and Disassembly Followed in Living Cells by FRET, Fluorescence Anisotropy, and FLIM

Marisa Martin-Fernandez *, Samantha V. Longshaw *, Ian Kirby {dagger}, George Santis {dagger}, Mark J. Tobin *, David T. Clarke * and Gareth R. Jones *

* Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils, Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom; and {dagger} Department of Asthma Allergy and Respiratory Science, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom

Correspondence: Address reprint requests to Gareth R. Jones, E-mail: g.r.jones{at}dl.ac.uk.

We have used fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) to follow the process of capsid disassembly for adenovirus (Ad) serotype 5 (Ad5) in living CHO-CAR cells. Ad5 were weakly labeled on their capsid proteins with FRET donor and acceptor fluorophores. A progressive decrease in FRET efficiency recorded during Ad5 uptake revealed that the time course of Ad5 capsid disassembly has two sequential protein dissociation rates with half-times of 3 and 60 min. Fluorescence anisotropy measurements of the segmental motions of fluorophores on Ad5 indicate that the first rate is linked to the detachment from the capsid of the protruding, flexible fiber proteins. The second rate was shown to report on the combined dissociation of protein IX, penton base, and hexons, which form the rigid icosahedral capsid shell. Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy measurements using a pH-sensitive probe provided information on the pH of the microenvironment of Ad5 particles during intracellular trafficking, and confirmed that the fast fiber dissociation step occurred at the onset of endocytosis. The slower dissociation phase was shown to coincide with the escape of Ad5 from endocytic compartments into the cytosol, and its arrival at the nuclear membrane. These results demonstrate a rapid, quantitative live-cell assay for the investigation of virus-cell interactions and capsid disassembly.




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