Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Saffold virus exploits integrin αvβ8 and sulfated glycosaminoglycans as cooperative attachment receptors for infection
doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-67236-z
Figure Lengend Snippet: a Pull-down assay of SAFV-3 using heparin (left panel) and integrin αVβ8 (right panel). Heparin and Fc chimera of extracellular domains of integrin αVβ8, αVβ3, or the signal sequence (ss) of integrin αV (negative control) were prepared as complexes with magnetic beads. These complexes were incubated with SAFV-3, followed by western blot analysis of the bound virus using anti-SAFV-3 antiserum (left and right upper panels). The bottom right panel shows an image of the integrin-Fc complex on magnetic beads used for pulldown, detected using an anti-mouse IgG antibody. b Cell surface attachment assay for SAFV-3. HeLaN-WT, HeLaN-∆SLC, HeLaN-∆B8, HeLaN-∆SLC∆B8, and HeLaN-∆SLC + human AVB8 were incubated with SAFV-3, followed by RT-qPCR analysis of the bound virus. c Expression of human integrin β8 in HeLaN-∆SLC and HeLaN-∆SLC + human AVB8 cells. To compare the expression levels of integrin αVβ8 on the cell surface, HeLaN-∆SLC and HeLaN-∆SLC + human AVB8 cells were stained with anti-integrin αVβ8 antibodies and analyzed by flow cytometry. d , e Inhibition of SAFV-3 attachment to the cell surface by soluble heparin ( d ) or recombinant integrin αVβ8 ( e ). HeLaN-WT cells ( d ) or HeLaN-∆SLC + human AVB8 cells ( e ) were incubated with SAFV-3 pretreated with 1 or 10 μg of soluble heparin or recombinant integrin αVβ8, respectively. Recombinant integrin αVβ3 was the negative control. After incubation at 4 °C for 2 h, bound virus was analyzed using RT-qPCR. f HeLaN-WT, HeLaN-∆SLC, HeLaN-∆B8, HeLaN-∆SLC∆B8, and HeLaN-∆SLC + human AVB8 cells were infected with tenfold serial dilutions of SAFV-3, and viable cells were stained with crystal violet to assess infection levels. All data are representative of two independent experiments. Data in ( b , d , and e ) represent means with s.d. ( n = 3). Statistical significance was determined using a one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparison test. **, P < 0.01, n.s. not significant. Asterisks directly placed on bars indicate statistically significant differences compared to WT or untreated samples, while asterisks placed on the lines connecting bars denote statistically significant differences between those bars. Source data are provided as a Source Data file. Ag antigen, Fc fragment crystallizable region.
Article Snippet: To detect of endogenous hamster integrin αV and β8, rabbit anti-human integrin αV polyclonal antibody (27096-1-AP, Proteintech) and rabbit anti-mouse integrin β8 (D1V7M) monoclonal antibody (88300, Cell Signaling Technology) were used, respectively.
Techniques: Pull Down Assay, Sequencing, Negative Control, Magnetic Beads, Incubation, Western Blot, Virus, Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing, Staining, Flow Cytometry, Inhibition, Recombinant, Infection, Comparison