Journal: Journal of Virology
Article Title: CD317 functions as a key antiviral factor in human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection
doi: 10.1128/jvi.00841-25
Figure Lengend Snippet: HHV-6 virions with low abundance of CD317 demonstrate enhanced efficiency of host cell entry. ( A ) CD317 is incorporated into HHV-6 virions. Purified HHV-6 virions were fixed, labeled with an anti-CD317 primary antibody, followed by a gold-conjugated secondary antibody, and then visualized using a transmission electron microscope. Scale bar: 25 nm. ( B ) Efficiency of CD317 knockdown in CBMCs. CBMCs were transduced with the lentiviruses for control- or CD317-shRNA expression for 48 hours, and CD317 expression was analyzed by Western blotting, with β-actin as an internal control. ( C ) CD317 detection in HHV-6 virions. HHV-6 was used to infect CD317-knockdown and control cells. After 72 hours, supernatants from these cells were collected, and HHV-6 virions were purified via ultracentrifugation. Western blotting was used to detect CD317 in virions, with gp96 and gH as controls. ( D ) Effect of CD317 in HHV-6 virions on the virus infection. An entry assay was performed on CBMCs using the viruses from CD317-knockdown and control cells. Intracellular HHV-6 DNA was detected via qPCR. Data are presented as fold change over the control. Results are the mean ± SD of three independent experiments. **** P < 0.01.
Article Snippet: Mouse monoclonal antibodies against β-actin and HRP-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG (H + L) were obtained from Proteintech.
Techniques: Purification, Labeling, Transmission Assay, Microscopy, Knockdown, Transduction, Control, shRNA, Expressing, Western Blot, Virus, Infection