Journal
VIROLOGY
Volume 415, Issue 2, Pages 83-94Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2011.04.002
Keywords
Axl; Filovirus; Ebolavirus; Marburgvirus; Virus entry; Tyrosine kinase receptors
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Funding
- NIH NIDCR
- NIH NIAID
- [NIHAI064526]
- [AI073330]
- [NIHHL075363]
- [NIHT32 A1007533]
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In a bioinformatics-based screen for cellular genes that enhance Zaire ebolavirus (ZEBOV) transduction, AXL mRNA expression strongly correlated with ZEBOV infection. A series of cell lines and primary cells were identified that require Axl for optimal ZEBOV entry. Using one of these cell lines, we identified ZEBOV entry events that are Axl-dependent. Interactions between ZEBOV-GP and the Axl ectodomain were not detected in immunoprecipitations and reduction of surface-expressed Axl by RNAi did not alter ZEBOV-GP binding, providing evidence that Axl does not serve as a receptor for the virus. However, RNAi knock down of Axl reduced ZEBOV pseudovirion internalization and alpha-Axl antisera inhibited pseudovirion fusion with cellular membranes. Consistent with the importance of Axl for ZEBOV transduction, Axl transiently co-localized on the surface of cells with ZEBOV virus particles and was internalized during virion transduction. In total, these findings indicate that endosomal uptake of filoviruses is facilitated by Axl. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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