Autor(es): Chuang, Ching-Kai; Yang, Tsong-Han; Chen, Tien-Huang; Yang, Chao-Fu; Chen, Wei-June

Resumo: Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), one of encephalitic flaviviruses, is naturally transmitted by mosquitoes. During infection, JEV generally enters host cells via receptor-mediated clathrin-dependent endocytosis that requires the 70 kDa heat-shock protein (Hsp70). Heat-shock cognate protein 70 (Hsc70) is one member of the Hsp70 family and is constitutively expressed; thus, it may be expressed under physiological conditions. In C6/36 cells, Hsc70 is upregulated in response to JEV infection. Since Hsc70 shows no relationship with viruses attaching to the cell surface, it probably does not serve as the receptor according to our results in the present study. In contrast, Hsc70 is evidently associated with virus penetration into the cell and resultant acidification of intracellular vesicles. It suggests that Hsc70 is highly involved in clathrin-mediated endocytosis, particularly at the late stage of viral entry into host cells. Furthermore, we found that Hsc70 is composed of at least three isoforms, including B, C and D; of these, isoform D helps JEV to penetrate C6/36 cells via clathrin-mediated endocytosis. This study provides relevant evidence that sheds light on the regulatory mechanisms of JEV infection in host cells, especially on the process of clathrin-mediated endocytosis.

Palavras-Chave: C6/36 Mosquito Cells; Mediated Endocytosis; Vero Cells; Molecular Evolution; Bafilomycin A1; Aedes-Aegypti; Entry; Hsc70; Infection; Expression

Imprenta: Journal of General Virology, v. 96, p. 793-803, 2015

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1099/jgv.0.000015

Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Cell ; Aedes aegypti - Viral infections ; Aedes aegypti - Virus

Data de publicação: 2015

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