Journal: PLOS Pathogens
Article Title: 8-Oxoguanine DNA Glycosylase1 conceals oxidized guanine in nucleoprotein-associated RNA of respiratory syncytial virus
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012616
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A-B) hSAECs were infected with RSV (MOI = 0.1) and viral titers were assessed 3 days post-infection in scenarios where OGG1 expression was either (A) down-regulated via siRNA or (B) completely eliminated by CRISPR/Cas9 knockout. NT, non-targeting siRNA. The knockout was overcompensated by ectopic expression of OGG1. The lower panel displays immunoblot analysis of OGG1 expression in cell lysates, with Actin serving as a loading control. (C) Following 1-hour post inoculation (MOI = 0.1), hSAECs were treated with TH5487, TH2840, or O8, and viral titers were determined by plaque assays (3 dpi). In D-I, hSAECs were infected with RSV (MOI = 0.5), and total RNA was extracted first at indicated times post-infection. Experiments include OGG1 knockout by CRISPR/Cas9 in hSAECs (D and G), down regulation of OGG1 expression by siRNA (E and H), and inhibition of OGG1’s reading function by TH5487 (F and I). (D-F) mRNA was isolated using Oligo dT beads, and G mRNA level was quantified by RT-qPCR. (G-I) After mRNA isolation, RSV gRNA levels were determined via RT-qPCR. n = 3. Statistical analysis was conducted using an unpaired Student’s t test, with results shown as means ± SD. Significance levels are indicated as * p <0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. (J) Efficiency of primer extension on RNA template containing 8-oxoGua. Moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase (RT) was used in the assay. H 2 O 2 , 800 μM. OGG1, 50 nM. P indicates primer. E indicates extension.
Article Snippet: Specifically, GST-tagged OGG1 (TP720109, OriGene, Rockville, MD) was immobilized onto Glutathione Agarose, and subsequently incubated with varying concentrations of His-tagged nucleoprotein (NP-424V, Creative BioMart, Shirley, NY), or His-tagged M2-1 protein (purified locally).
Techniques: Infection, Expressing, CRISPR, Knock-Out, Western Blot, Control, Inhibition, Isolation, Quantitative RT-PCR, Virus, Reverse Transcription