Differential distribution of non-structural proteins of foot-and-mouth disease virus in BHK-21 cells
- Centro de Biologia Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (CSIC-UAM) (Spain)
- Centro de Biologia Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (CSIC-UAM) (Spain) and Centro de Investigacion en Sanidad Animal, INIA, Valdeolmos, 28130 Madrid (Spain)
- Centro de Biologia Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (CSIC-UAM) (Spain) and Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid (Spain)
Differences in the kinetics of expression and cell distribution among FMDV non-structural proteins (NSPs) have been observed in BHK-21-infected cells. 3D{sup pol} was the first protein detected by immunofluorescence (1.5 h p.i.), showing a perinuclear distribution. At 2-2.5 h p.i., 2B, 2C, 3B and 3C were detected, mostly exhibiting a punctuated, scattered pattern, while 3A and 3D{sup pol} appeared concentrated at one side of the nucleus. This distribution was exhibited by all the NSPs from 3 h p.i., being 2C and, to a lesser extent, precursors 2BC and 3ABBB, the only proteins detected by Western blotting at that infection time. From 4 h p.i., all mature NSPs as well as precursors 2BC, 3ABBB, 3ABB, 3AB and 3CD{sup pol} were detected by this technique. In spite of their similar immunofluorescence patterns, 2C and 3A co-localized partially by confocal microscopy at 3.5 h p.i., and 3A, but not 2C, co-localized with the ER marker calreticulin, suggesting differences in the distribution of these proteins and/or their precursors as infection proceeded. Transient expression of 2C and 3AB resulted in punctuated fluorescence patterns similar to those found in early infected cells, while 3A showed a more diffuse distribution. A shift towards a fibrous pattern was noticed for 3ABB, while a major change was observed in cells expressing 3ABBB, which displayed a perinuclear fibrous distribution. Interestingly, when co-expressed with 3D{sup pol}, the pattern observed for 3ABBB fluorescence was altered, resembling that exhibited by cells transfected with 3AB. Transient expression of 3D{sup pol} showed a homogeneous cell distribution that included, as determined by confocal microscopy, the nucleus. This was confirmed by the detection of 3D{sup pol} in nuclear fractions of transfected cells. 3D{sup pol} and its precursor 3CD{sup pol} were also detected in nuclear fractions of infected cells, suggesting that these proteins can directly interact with the nucleus during FMDV infection.
- OSTI ID:
- 20850517
- Journal Information:
- Virology, Vol. 349, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.02.042; PII: S0042-6822(06)00143-7; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0042-6822
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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