Journal: Cell
Article Title: Enveloped viruses pseudotyped with mammalian myogenic cell fusogens target skeletal muscle for gene delivery
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.03.033
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Schematic showing production of lentiviruses (LV) from Myomaker- and Myomerger-expressing HEK293T cells. (B) Western blot for Myomaker, Myomerger, and GAPDH on HEK293T cell lysates after various times of doxycycline treatment. (C) Western blot on concentrated viral particles for Myomaker, Myomaker, and VSV-G. (D) Western blot on Bald-LVs and Mymk+Mymg-LVs for viral components and the muscle fusogens. (E) Representative images from transmission electron microscopy on VSV-G-LVs and Mymk+Mymg-LVs. Scale bar, 100 nm. (F) Images from immunogold electron microscopy using the indicated antibodies on the pseudotyped lentiviruses. Myomaker and Myomerger antibodies were detected in the same sample using gold particles of different sizes. Scale bar, 200 nm. (G) Representative images of empty and Mymk+Mymg target cells after application of Bald GFP-encoding LVs or LVs pseudotyped with VSV-G or Myomaker and Myomerger. Nuclei were stained with Hoechst. Scale bar, 100 μm. (H) Quantification of titers for VSV-G-LVs and Mymk+Mymk-LVs prior to concentration of supernatants. Each sample is an average of 3–4 replicates from independent viral preparations. Titers were determined on Mymk+Mymg BHK21 cells. (I) Representative images from cultures of differentiated myotubes, proliferating myoblasts, and fibroblasts that were treated with Bald-LV-GFP or Mymk+Mymg-LV-GFP. Cells were stained with Phalloidin and Hoechst. Scale bar, 100 μm. GFP+ cells were quantified for each cell type and histograms are shown on the right. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Statistical test used was an unpaired t-test with Welch’s correction; ***p<0.001, ****p<0.0001.
Article Snippet: Mouse anti-VSV-G , Kerafast , Cat #8G5F11.
Techniques: Expressing, Western Blot, Transmission Assay, Electron Microscopy, Staining, Concentration Assay, Standard Deviation