Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: FcγRI is the key determinant of antibody-mediated Zika virus infection of human placental macrophages
doi: 10.1101/2025.10.23.684201
Figure Lengend Snippet: FcγRI-mediated enhanced ZIKV infection in U937 cells through both pre- and post-entry mechanisms. (A) Representative histogram showing the surface expression of FcγRI, FcγRIIA and FcγRIIB in WT, FCGR1A knockout, FCGR2A knockout and FCGR2B knockout U937 cell lines, respectively, as detected by flow cytometry. (B) WT, FCGR1A knockout, FCGR2A knockout and FCGR2B knockout U937 cell lines were infected with ZIKV (MOI 0.5) in the presence of 33.3A06 IgG1 mAb. Infected cells were detected by 4G2 staining and flow cytometry at 24 hpi. Data shown are representative of three independently performed experiments. (C) Data from the same experiment as in (B), but plotted as AUC to obtain better quantitative analysis. The data shown are the results of three independent experiments. Data was analyzed using 1-way ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple comparison test: ****p < 0.0001. (D) Representative histogram showing surface expression of FcγRI on WT and FcγRI overexpressed U937 cell lines as detected by flow cytometry. (E) WT and FcγRI overexpressed U937 cell lines were infected with ZIKV (MOI 0.5) in the presence of 33.3A06 IgG1 mAb at a range of mAb concentrations. Infected cells were detected by 4G2 staining and flow cytometry at 24 hpi. Data shown are representative of three independently performed experiments. (F) Data from the same experiment as in (E), but plotted as AUC to obtain better quantitative analysis. The data shown are the results of three independent experiments. Data were analyzed by Student’s t-test: ****p < 0.0001. (G) U937 cells were infected with ZIKV (MOI 1) alone or in the presence of 33.3A06 IgG1 mAb at 16ng/ml. ZIKV RNA from internalized virus was measured by qRT-PCR. (H) ZIKV RNA at 12hpi and 24hpi was measured by qRT-PCR. Data are representative of three independently performed experiments. Data were analyzed by Student’s t-test: *p<0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001. Data are presented as mean values ± SD. IA OE, FcγRI overexpression; WT, wild type; IA KO, FCGR1A knockout; IIA KO, FCGR2A knockout; IIB KO, FCGR2B knockout.
Article Snippet: FcγRIIA (IV.3; Stem cell technologies),FcγRIIB (2B6; Creative Biolabs) and FcγRIIIA (3G8; Biolegend).
Techniques: Infection, Expressing, Knock-Out, Flow Cytometry, Staining, Comparison, Virus, Quantitative RT-PCR, Over Expression