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. 1994 Mar;68(3):1956–1961. doi: 10.1128/jvi.68.3.1956-1961.1994

Photoinactivation and kinetics of membrane fusion mediated by the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope glycoprotein.

D S Dimitrov 1, R Blumenthal 1
PMCID: PMC236658  PMID: 8107256

Abstract

The fusion kinetics of cells expressing the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoprotein with CD4 target cells was continuously monitored by image-enhanced Nomarski differential interference contrast optics. The analysis of the videotape recordings showed that (i) cells made contact relatively rapidly (within minutes), in many cases by using microspikes to "touch" and adhere to adjoining cells; (ii) the adhered cells fused after a relatively long waiting period, which varied from 15 min to hours; (iii) the morphological changes after membrane fusion, which led to disappearance of the interface separating the two cells, were rapid (less than 1 min); and (iv) the process of syncytium formation involved subsequent fusion with other cells and not simultaneous fusion of many cells. To measure the kinetics of early stages of cell fusion, we used the recently developed very stable membrane-soluble dye, PKH26, which redistributes between labeled and unlabeled membranes after fusion but does not exchange spontaneously between membranes for prolonged periods. We found that photoactivation of this dye by illumination with green light inhibits fusion of cell membranes as indicated by the lack of dye transfer from the labeled HIV-1 envelope-expressing cells to unlabeled CD4 cells. The inhibitory effect was localized in space and time, which allowed us to develop a new assay for measuring the kinetics of membrane fusion by illuminating the cell mixture at different times after coculture. This assay has also been used to monitor the fusion kinetics of HIV-1 and recombinant vaccinia virus. The photoactivation of nonexchangeable membrane-soluble fluorescent dyes may be useful for development of new assays for measuring the kinetics of membrane fusion and could also be important in designing new antiviral approaches.

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