Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: A single mutation in the E2 glycoprotein of hepatitis C virus broadens the claudin specificity for its infection
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-23824-3
Figure Lengend Snippet: HCV-JFH1-tau Lot B1 having M706L mutation can infect non-hepatic iPS cells via the CLDN6-dependent pathway. ( a ) Cellular expression patterns of various HCV entry factors. Huh7.5.1-8 and 253G1 cells were lysed, and equal protein amounts of each cell lysate (10 μg) were subjected to immunoblotting for the SRBI, EGFR, LDLR, CLDN1, CLDN6, OCLN, CD81, and GAPDH proteins. ( b ) Huh7.5.1-8 (squares), OKH-4 (triangles), and 253G1 (diamonds) cells were infected with HCV-JFH1-tau or HCV-JFH1-tau Lot B1 at 1.0 × 10 5 Geq/cell. At 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 days p.i., cellular HCV RNA contents were measured by qRT-PCR. Values are expressed as the ratio of OKH-4 at each day p.i. Data are presented as the mean ± S.D. (n = 6). *, p < 0.01 (vs. values of OKH-4 cells at each time point; Student’s t test). ( c ) 253G1 cells and Huh7.5.1-8 cells were infected with HCV-JFH1-tau Lot B1 at 1.0 × 10 5 Geq/cell in the presence of DMSO (white) or 1 μM sofosbuvir, a direct-acting antiviral agent (DAA, black). At 2 days p.i., HCV RNA contents in cells and culture supernatants were measured by qRT-PCR. Data are presented as the mean ± S.D. (n = 10 in 253G1 and n = 6 in Huh7.5.1-8). *, p < 0.01 (vs. values of DMSO treated cells; Student’s t test). ( d ) 253G1 cells (white) and S7-A cells (black) were preincubated with 5.0 μg/ml of control mouse IgG, or 5.0 μg/ml of anti-CD81 mAb (clone JS-81), 5.0 μg/ml of anti-CLDN6 mAb (clone 342927), 3.0 μg/ml of control rat IgG, or 3.0 μg/ml of mAb against OCLN (clone 1–3) for 30 min at room temperature and then infected with HCV-JFH1-tau Lot B1 at 1.0 × 10 5 Geq/cell. At 4 days p.i., cellular HCV RNA contents were measured by qRT-PCR. Values are expressed as the percentage of control mouse or rat IgG. Data are presented as the mean ± S.D. (n = 6).
Article Snippet: Rabbit polyclonal antibodies against EGFR were purchased from Cell signaling (Massachusetts, USA).
Techniques: Mutagenesis, Expressing, Western Blot, Infection, Quantitative RT-PCR, Control