Journal: Nature microbiology
Article Title: Zika virus NS3 protease induces bone morphogenetic protein-dependent brain calcification in human fetuses
doi: 10.1038/s41564-020-00850-3
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A-B) U2OS cells were infected with ZIKV at an MOI of 0.5. ( a ) Supernatants from mock- and ZIKV-infected cultures were harvested for viral plaque assays ( n =8 biologically independent samples per group), and ( b ) cells were tested for viral RNA ( n =4 biologically independent samples per group). Data in b are presented as mean ± SEM in box plots showing the upper (75%) and lower (25%) quartiles, with the horizontal line as the median and the whiskers as the maximum and minimum values observed. ( c ) At 1–4 dpi, cell viability was determined by flow cytometry. See for gating strategy. ( d ) At 1–3 dpi, mock- and ZIKV-infected U2OS (MR766: MR; H/PF/2013: HPF) and their supernatants were collected, and TCA precipitated for immunoblot analysis with anti-BMP2 and Ponceau staining. ( e ) Phosphorylated SMAD1/5/9, total SMAD1 and ZIKV NS3 from whole cell lysates were detected by immunoblotting with indicated antibodies. ( f - h ) Inhibition of BMP2 activity. Mock- or ZIKV-infected U2OS cells were treated with 2 μg/mL of mouse IgG isotype control or human BMP2/4 neutralizing antibody. ( f ) At 4 dpi, cells were harvested for osteogenic gene expressions, normalized to GAPDH and presented as fold changes relative to mock controls ( n =3 biologically independent cells per group). ( g ) At 21 dpi, cells were stained with Alizarin red stain (calcium) and (h) Alizarin red stain concentration was quantified ( n =6). All results are representative of biological independent replicates from two independent experiments. Data are presented as mean ± SEM, using two-tailed unpaired Student t -test ( f ), two-way ANOVA followed by Sidak’s multiple comparisons test ( b ), or one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s posttest ( h ). * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 and **** P < 0.0001. Exact P values in f compared between IgG and Nab group ( BMP2 P = 0.0034; RUNX2 P = 0.0267; OSX P = 0.0054; DMP1 P = 0.0113 and PDPN P = 0.0105). Significance differences of the means in h comparing between ZIKV-H/PF/2013 +IgG and ZIKV-H/PF/2013 +Nab group ( P= <0.0001)
Article Snippet: To inhibit BMP2/4 activity, cells were treated with 2 μg/mL of purified mouse IgG1 isotype control (Clone 11711, R&D Systems, #MAB002) or human BMP2/4 neutralizing antibody (Clone 100230, R&D Systems, #MAB3552100).
Techniques: Infection, Flow Cytometry, Western Blot, Staining, Inhibition, Activity Assay, Concentration Assay, Two Tailed Test