PMID- 16481319 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060605 LR - 20210209 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 281 IP - 15 DP - 2006 Apr 14 TI - Identification of the segments of the mouse transferrin receptor 1 required for mouse mammary tumor virus infection. PG - 10243-9 AB - Most enveloped viruses enter cells through binding of virion surface envelope proteins to receptors found on the plasma membrane of the cell. The beta retrovirus mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) uses transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) to enter cells in a pH-dependent mechanism, probably co-trafficking with TfR1 to an acidic compartment where virus entry occurs. We have shown here that, although mouse and rat TfR1 function as entry receptors, cat, dog, hamster, or human TfR1s do not support MMTV infection. We also demonstrated that MMTV entry is independent of transferrin, iron, and the TfR1 cofactor hereditary hematochromatosis HFE protein. Using chimeric mouse/human hybrid TfR1 constructs, we determined the site of interaction with MMTV and found that it maps to two segments physically disparate from the TfR and HFE binding sites. Thus, MMTV has apparently evolved to enter cells independently of the iron status of the host. FAU - Wang, Enxiu AU - Wang E AD - Department of Microbiology and Abramson Family Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Rm. 313 BRB II/III, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. FAU - Albritton, Lorraine AU - Albritton L FAU - Ross, Susan R AU - Ross SR LA - eng GR - R01 CA 73746/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20060215 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Hemochromatosis Protein) RN - 0 (Hfe protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Oligopeptides) RN - 0 (Receptors, Transferrin) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (Transferrin) RN - 78VO7F77PN (arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid) RN - E1UOL152H7 (Iron) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Binding Sites MH - Binding, Competitive MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cell Line MH - Epithelial Cells/metabolism MH - Fibroblasts/metabolism/virology MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Hemochromatosis Protein MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/chemistry MH - Humans MH - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - Iron/chemistry MH - Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse/*genetics MH - Membrane Proteins/chemistry MH - Mice MH - Models, Molecular MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Mutation MH - Oligopeptides/chemistry MH - Protein Binding MH - Rats MH - Receptors, Transferrin/chemistry/*physiology MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry/metabolism MH - Sequence Homology, Amino Acid MH - Species Specificity MH - Transferrin/chemistry EDAT- 2006/02/17 09:00 MHDA- 2006/06/06 09:00 CRDT- 2006/02/17 09:00 PHST- 2006/02/17 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/06/06 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/02/17 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(19)56376-1 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M511572200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2006 Apr 14;281(15):10243-9. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M511572200. Epub 2006 Feb 15.