Journal: npj Viruses
Article Title: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) internalization does not rely on DPP4 cytoplasmic tail signaling
doi: 10.1038/s44298-024-00080-y
Figure Lengend Snippet: HEK293T stable cell lines expressing either full-length DPP4 ((HEK293TwtDPP4) or cytoplasmic tail-deleted DPP4 (HEK293TΔcytDPP4) were used to assess. a Cell surface expression and MERS-CoV S1 binding (scale bar = 50 µm), b Expression levels of wtDPP4 and ΔcytDPP4 by Western blot, and (c) confirmation of the cytoplasmic tail deletion in ΔcytDPP4 using reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) with two distinct primer sets, “Set1” primers were designed to amplify the both full-length DPP4 and ΔcytDPP4 sequence, while “Set2” primers include a forward primer binding site located immediately downstream of the cytoplasmic tail region, allowing amplification only of ΔcytDPP4. d Dual staining of ΔcytDPP4 (red) and SARS-CoV-2 spike S1 protein (green) to visualize colocalization (yellow), white square indicates zoomed area, scale bar = 10 µm. e Dual staining of ΔcytDPP4 (red) and MERS-CoV spike S1 protein (green) to visualize colocalization (yellow), white square indicates zoomed area, scale bar = 10 µm, (f) and (g) Percentage of relative pseudovirus infection in HEK293T wtDPP4 and HEK293T ΔcytDPP4 stable cell lines and cells transiently expressing wtDPP4 or ΔcytDPP4 respectively, N = 3, bar graphs represent mean ± SD, ns non-significant, * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: Samples were loaded into a 10% SDS-PAGE gel, and Western blotting was performed using a goat anti-DPP4 primary antibody (R&D, AF1180, 1:1000) and secondary with a rabbit anti-goat HRP-conjugated antibody (Immunotag, ITSAH238, 1:5000).
Techniques: Stable Transfection, Expressing, Binding Assay, Western Blot, Reverse Transcription, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sequencing, Amplification, Staining, Infection