Journal: Viruses
Article Title: CD46 Is a Protein Receptor for Human Adenovirus Type 64
doi: 10.3390/v16121827
Figure Lengend Snippet: Direct binding of HAdV-D64 to soluble CD46. ( A ) Ad64.eGFP particles were co-precipitated with His-tagged soluble CD46 (sC) using Ni-NTA Agarose then subject to SDS-PAGE. Main panel lanes: 1, CD46 (~45–50 kDa) mixed with Ad64.eGFP; 2, flowthrough from NiNTA Agarose, 3–5 wash fractions, 6–8 elution fractions. Hx, HAdV-D64 hexon. Gel images of ultracentrifugation-purified Ad64.eGFP (top left) and purified sCD46-C (bottom left) are shown to the left for comparison. Masses of molecular standards are shown in kDa. ( B ) 5 nm Ni-NTA-NanoGold beads (Au) were incubated with CD46, Ad64.eGFP particles, or both, filtered through a 0.1 µm filter, visualized using transmission electron microscopy at 60,000× magnification, and counted. Only the presence of the large adenovirus particle and CD46 led to substantial retention of NanoGold beads in the filter (ANOVA-T, n = 3 for each treatment). Double asterisks, p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: Previous molecular studies on HAdV-D37 employed Chang conjunctival cells [ , , , ], which were later shown to be contaminated with HeLa cells during establishment (ATCC), or A549 lung epithelial cells [ , ].
Techniques: Binding Assay, SDS Page, Purification, Comparison, Incubation, Transmission Assay, Electron Microscopy