Journal
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM
Volume 99, Issue 3, Pages 425-438Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-020-02020-8
Keywords
KSHV infected endothelial cells; 3D culture; Viral maintenance; Episomal viral genomes; Xenograft model
Funding
- Projekt DEAL
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [EXC 62, EXC 2155, 39087428, CRC/SFB 900]
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This study found that the episomal KSHV can be maintained in 3D spheroid cultures, with an increased frequency of de novo infection. The modulation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR and ATM/gamma H2AX pathways contributes to viral maintenance in 3D cell culture.
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is a human tumorigenic virus and the etiological agent of an endothelial tumor (Kaposi's sarcoma) and two B cell proliferative diseases (primary effusion lymphoma and multicentric Castleman's disease). While in patients with late stage of Kaposi's sarcoma the majority of spindle cells are KSHV-infected, viral copies are rapidly lost in vitro, both upon culture of tumor-derived cells or from newly infected endothelial cells. We addressed this discrepancy by investigating a KSHV-infected endothelial cell line in various culture conditions and in tumors of xenografted mice. We show that, in contrast to two-dimensional endothelial cell cultures, KSHV genomes are maintained under 3D cell culture conditions and in vivo. Additionally, an increased rate of newly infected cells was detected in 3D cell culture. Furthermore, we show that the PI3K/Akt/mTOR and ATM/gamma H2AX pathways are modulated and support an improved KSHV persistence in 3D cell culture. These mechanisms may contribute to the persistence of KSHV in tumor tissue in vivo and provide a novel target for KS specific therapeutic interventions. Key messages In vivo maintenance of episomal KSHV can be mimicked in 3D spheroid cultures 3D maintenance of KSHV is associated with an increased de novo infection frequency PI3K/Akt/mTOR and ATM/ gamma H2AX pathways contribute to viral maintenance
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