Journal: Journal of Virology
Article Title: APOBEC3G-Regulated Host Factors Interfere with Measles Virus Replication: Role of REDD1 and Mammalian TORC1 Inhibition
doi: 10.1128/JVI.00835-18
Figure Lengend Snippet: Functional characterization of A3G-downregulated genes. (A) Vero-023 cells were transduced with lentiviral vectors expressing shRNAs against ACY1, MOSC2, PRDX2, and TXNIP, and the transduction efficiency was confirmed by detection of vector-mediated DsRed expression by flow cytometry. (B) The shRNA-mediated knockdown was confirmed at the RNA level by RT-PCR. Total RNAs from transduced cells and Vero-023 control cells were prepared, and four amounts of RNA (4, 2, 1, and 0.5 μg) were reverse transcribed into cDNA. Four microliters of each of cDNA product was amplified by PCR. (C) Vero-023, Vero-A3G, and shRNA-transduced Vero-023 cells (as indicated) were infected with MV-eGFP at an MOI of 0.1, and viral titers produced by infected cultures were determined after 48 h. Data from three independent experiments were normalized to values for Vero-023 cells and are presented as percentages of control values (n = 3). Virus titers were significantly reduced in A3G-expressing cells (bar 2) and in MOSC2 shRNA-expressing cells (bar 5) compared to those in Vero-023 cells (*, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01 [Student's t test]).
Article Snippet: The following unlabeled or labeled primary antibodies were used in immunoblotting and flow cytometry: rabbit monoclonal anti-ACY1 (Epitomics, 5879-1), rabbit polyclonal anti-MOSC2 (Epitomics, T3362), rabbit anti-DDIT4/REDD1 (ProteinTech, 10638-1-AP), rabbit anti-PRDX2 (Sigma, SAB2101878), rabbit anti-KDELR2 (Sigma, SAB1401554), rabbit anti-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (anti-GAPDH) (Santa Cruz, sc-25778), rabbit anti-phospho-p70 S6 kinase Thr 389 (Cell Signaling, 9205), rabbit anti-p70S6 kinase (Cell Signaling, 9202), phycoerythrin (PE)–anti-human CD3 (BioLegend, 300408), allophycocyanin (APC)–anti-human CD69 (BioLegend, 310910), and rabbit polyclonal anti-A3G (a kind gift from M. Malim, King's College, London, United Kingdom).
Techniques: Functional Assay, Transduction, Expressing, Plasmid Preparation, Flow Cytometry, shRNA, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Amplification, Infection, Produced