Journal: Advanced Science
Article Title: Ferritinophagy Rewires Carnitine‐Dependent Lipid Metabolism to Inhibit PRRSV and IAV Replication
doi: 10.1002/advs.75721
Figure Lengend Snippet: PRRSV Nsp5 downregulates NCOA4 via ferritinophagy. (A) NCOA4 promoter activity was assessed by a dual‑luciferase reporter assay. MARC‐145 cells were co‐transfected with the reporter plasmid and a reference plasmid, followed by PRRSV infection. ns indicates not significant, Student's t ‐test, n ≥ 3. (B) MARC‐145 cells were infected with PRRSV (MOI = 1), and inhibitors BafA1 and CQ were added 12 h prior to sample collection. Immunoblotting analysis was used to detect NCOA4 protein expression. (Original blot images in Figure 7a). (C,D) Screening for PRRSV proteins that regulate NCOA4. (C) HEK‑293T cells were transfected with plasmids encoding empty vector, GP2, GP5, Nsp2, Nsp3, or Nsp5. (D) HEK‑293T cells were transfected with increasing amounts of an Nsp5‑Flag plasmid or the Flag‑empty vector control. Cells were harvested 36 h post‑transfection, and immunoblotting analysis was used to detect NCOA4 protein expression. (Original blot images in Figure 7b‐7c). (E) 3D structural representation illustrating the interaction among Nsp5 (yellow), NCOA4 (blue) and DDB1 (pink). (F) HEK‑293T cells were transfected to overexpress Nsp5, along with siRNA targeting DDB1 (siDDB1). Immunoblotting analysis was used to detect NCOA4 protein expression. (Original blot images in Figure 7d). (G–K) Co‑IP assays to examine interactions among Nsp5, DDB1, and NCOA4. (G,H) HEK‐293T cells were transfected with NCOA4‐MYC or Nsp5‐Flag along with DDB1‐HA or HA empty vector. (I) HEK‐293T cells were transfected with Flag empty vector and Nsp5‐Flag recombinant plasmids. (J,K) HEK‐293T cells were transfected with NCOA4‐MYC and Nsp5‐Flag or the corresponding empty vector. Cell lysates were collected 36 h post‐transfection, followed by affinity separation, and co‐immunoprecipitation analysis with specific antibodies. (Original blot images in Figure 7e‐7i). (L–O) HEK‐293T cells were co‐transfected with Flag empty vector or Nsp5‐Flag and NCOA4‐MYC along with HA‐Ub or HA‐K63, followed by affinity separation using anti‐MYC or anti‐Flag beads and co‐immunoprecipitation analysis with specific antibodies. (Original blot images in Figure 7j‐7m).
Article Snippet: The lysate was centrifuged at 12 000 × g for 10 min, and the supernatant was incubated at room temperature for 1 h with anti‐HA, anti‐Flag, or anti‐c‐Myc magnetic beads (HY‐K0201, HY‐K0207, HY‐K0206, MedChem Express, USA).
Techniques: Activity Assay, Reporter Assay, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Infection, Western Blot, Expressing, Control, Recombinant, Immunoprecipitation