Journal: npj Viruses
Article Title: Site-1 protease mediated GPC processing is required for persistence of LCMV Clone 13
doi: 10.1038/s44298-026-00184-7
Figure Lengend Snippet: a Eight-week-old B6 mice were infected with rCl13, rCl13-RRRR ( n = 5/group, 2 × 10 6 FFU/mouse, IV), or mock-infected ( n = 2, 200 µL PBS, IV). Spleens were harvested at 24 hpi and processed to generate single-cell suspensions. Specific cell types were identified by flow cytometry through surface marker staining: B cells: B220+, CD3−, CD4−, Siglec-H−; CD4 T cells: B220−, CD3+, CD4+; CD8 T cells: B220−, CD3+, CD8+; plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs): B220+, CD3−, CD4+, Siglec-H+; natural killer (NK) cells: B220−, CD3−, NK1.1+; CD8+ dendritic cells (DCs): B220−, CD3−, NK1.1−, Ly6G−, CD11c high , MHC-II+, CD11b low , CD8+; CD11b+ cDCs: B220−, CD3−, NK1.1−, Ly6G−, CD11c high , MHC-II+, CD11b+, CD8−; macrophages: B220−, CD3−, NK1.1−, Ly6G−, CD11c low , CD11b−, F4/80+; Ly6C+ monocytes: B220−, CD3−, NK1.1−, Ly6G−, CD11c low , CD11b high , Ly6C high ; Ly6C- monocytes: B220−, CD3−, NK1.1−, Ly6G−, CD11c low , CD11b high , Ly6C low . Intracellular NP was stained with AF488-conjugated VL4 rat monoclonal antibody. b shows the representative contour plots of NP + gates from the macrophage populations. c , d Infection of B6 mice and processing of spleen samples were done as in ( a ). Specific cell types were identified by flow cytometry through surface marker staining: metallophilic marginal-zone macrophages (MMM): lin-(CD19−, CD3−, NK1.1−), Ly6G−, Ly6C−, F4/80+, CD11b high , CD169 high ; red pulp macrophages (RPM): lin-(CD19−, CD3−, NK1.1−), Ly6G−, Ly6C−, F4/80+, CD11b low , CD169−. Intracellular NP was stained with AF488-conjugated VL4 rat monoclonal antibody. Representative contour plots of NP + gates from the parental gates are shown. A statistical test (unpaired t -test) was done between rCl13 and rCl13-RRRR groups in GraphPad Prism. P values are shown or represented by asterisks (ns not significant; * p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01; *** p ≤ 0.001; **** p ≤ 0.0001). e , f Eight-week-old B6 mice were infected as in ( a ). Spleens were collected at 24 hpi and split in half. One half was flash frozen in OCT and 8 µm tissue sections were stained with human anti-GPC antibody (green), rat anti-CD169 antibody (red) and DAPI (blue). Sections were prepared for four mice per group, and representative images from each group are shown. The other half of the spleen was homogenized and virus titers determined by FFA. A statistical test (unpaired t -test) was done between rCl13 and rCl13-RRRR groups in GraphPad Prism. P values are represented by asterisks (ns not significant; * p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01; *** p ≤ 0.001; **** p ≤ 0.0001).
Article Snippet: Cells were fixed with 4% PFA at 72 hpi and stained with rat mAb VL4 against LCMV NP (Bio X Cell), then with anti-rat AF488-conjugated antibody.
Techniques: Infection, Single Cell, Flow Cytometry, Marker, Staining, Virus