Rabies Virus-Induced Autophagy Is Dependent on Viral Load in BV2 Cells.

Frontiers in Microbiology
Yang WangXiaofeng Guo

Abstract

An increasing number of studies are showing that autophagy plays a vital role in viral replication and escape. Rabies virus (RABV), a typical neurotropic virus, has been proven to induce autophagy in neurons. However, there are no reports indicating that RABV can cause autophagy in other cells of the central nervous system. Thus, we aimed to explore the relationship between autophagy and RABV infection in BV2 cells in this study. Results of viral growth curves showed that the titers of microglial BV2 cells infected with RABV peaked at 12 hours post-infection (hpi) and then decreased continuously over time. However, it was found that the viral genome RNA and structural proteins can express normally in BV2 cells. In addition, Western blotting indicated that RABV infection increased LC3-II and p62 expression in BV2 cells. LC3 punctate increased with RABV infection in BV2 cells after the transfection of fluorescent protein-tagged LC3 plasmids. Moreover, autophagy cargo protein further accumulated with RABV infection in Bafilomycin A1-treated cells. Subsequently, RABV infection inhibited the fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes by using a tandem fluorescent marker. Furthermore, a higher multiplicity of infection induced stronger ...Continue Reading

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