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Journal of Virology, October 2004, p. 10543-10555, Vol. 78, No. 19
0022-538X/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.78.19.10543-10555.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Infectious Entry of West Nile Virus Occurs through a Clathrin-Mediated Endocytic Pathway

J. J. H. Chu and M. L. Ng*

Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Received 16 February 2004/ Accepted 18 April 2004

The pathway of West Nile flavivirus early internalization events was mapped in detail in this study. Overexpression of dominant-negative mutants of Eps15 strongly inhibits West Nile virus (WNV) internalization, and pharmacological drugs that blocks clathrin also caused a marked reduction in virus entry but not caveola-dependent endocytosis inhibitory agent, filipin. Using immunocryoelectron microscopy, WNV particles were seen within clathrin-coated pits after 2 min postinfection. Double-labeling immunofluorescence assays and immunoelectron microscopy performed with anti-WNV envelope or capsid proteins and cellular markers (EEA1 and LAMP1) revealed the trafficking pathway of internalized virus particles from early endosomes to lysosomes and finally the uncoating of the virus particles. Disruption of host cell cytoskeleton (actin filaments and microtubules) with cytochalasin D and nocodazole showed significant reduction in virus infectivity. Actin filaments are shown to be essential during the initial penetration of the virus across the plasma membrane, whereas microtubules are involved in the trafficking of internalized virus from early endosomes to lysosomes for uncoating. Cells treated with lysosomotropic agents were largely resistant to infection, indicating that a low-pH-dependent step is required for WNV infection. In situ hybridization of DNA probes specific for viral RNA demonstrated the trafficking of uncoated viral RNA genomes to the endoplasmic reticulum.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Dr. 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore. Phone: 65-8743283. Fax: 65-7766872. E-mail: micngml{at}nus.edu.sg.

Journal of Virology, October 2004, p. 10543-10555, Vol. 78, No. 19
0022-538X/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.78.19.10543-10555.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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