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Previous attempts to construct a mouse adenovirus type 1 early region 3 (E3) null mutant by initiator codon mutagenesis were unsuccessful because one of the E3 proteins, gp11K, is synthesized as a fusion protein from a late viral mRNA (A. N. Cauthen and K. R. Spindler, Virology 259:119–128, 1999). Therefore, a different mutagenesis strategy was employed that inserted termination codons into all three reading frames of the E3 proteins. This strategy produced a mutant,pm E314, that was null for the expression of E3 proteins as determined by immunoprecipitation with E3-specific antisera. This mutant grew as well as wild-type (wt) virus in both 3T6 mouse fibroblasts and mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells. However, the 50% lethal dose forpm E314 in adult NIH Swiss outbred mice was approximately 6 log units higher than that of wt virus, indicating thatpm E314 was less virulent in mice. In situ hybridization experiments revealed that the absence of the E3 proteins did not alter the tropism of the mutant virus from that of wt virus. When the histopathology was evaluated, the characteristics of thepm E314 infection at both doses administered were strikingly different from those exhibited by wt virus. The central nervous system of wt-infected mice exhibited damage to the endothelium and recruitment of inflammatory cells, whereas the central nervous system ofpm E314-infected mice showed no inflammatory response and only mild signs of endothelial damage.

In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of a Mouse Adenovirus Type 1 Early Region 3 Null Mutant