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| Grp78/Bip facilitates the attachment/entry of the hepatitis E virus capsid protein to host cells |
| WU Xiao-cheng; MIAO Ji; ZHENG Zi-zheng; HE Shui-zhen; SUN Yuan-yuan; TANG Ming; ZHANG Jun; XIA Ning-shao |
National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases; Xiamen University; Xiamen Fujian 361005; China |
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Abstract Objective To further investigate the interaction between recombinant hepatitis E virus (HEV) capsid protein p239 and Grp78/Bip and the role of Grp78/Bip in HEV penetration.Methods We utilized pull-down, immunoprecipitation and antibody blocking assays to examine the interaction between p239 and Grp78/Bip. Confocal microscopy was used to investigate the co-localization of these two proteins. Purified Grp78/Bip was used to block the attachment of p239 to host cells.Results p239 directly bound to Grp78/Bip and this binding was sensitive to ATP. Furthermore, antibody blocking results demonstrate that this interaction was indeed conformation-dependent. A partial co-localization of p239 and Grp/Bip was observed on the plasma membrane of HepG2 by confocal microscopy. Pre-incubation of Grp78/Bip with p239 significantly blocked the attachment of p239 to HepG2 cells.Conclusion Grp78/Bip participates in the attachment and/or entry of the HEV capsid protein to host cells. These results further contribute to the understanding of the entry mechanism of the hepatitis E virus after infection. if(document.getElementById('ChDivSummary').innerHTML!=""){CutSpan('ChDivSummary',500);DisplaySpanDiv('ChDivSummary');ClearSummaryOnLoad('SummaryLinkChID','SummaryLinkEnID');}else{CutSpan('EnDivSummary',1000);DisplaySpanDiv('EnDivSummary');ClearSummaryOnLoad('SummaryLinkEnID','SummaryLinkChID');}
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Received: 01 January 1900
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Corresponding Authors:
XIA Ning-shao
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