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Journal of Virology, March 2000, p. 2451-2454, Vol. 74, No. 5
Department of Microbiology-Immunology,
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
60611,1 and Virginia Mason Research
Center, Seattle, Washington 981012
Received 5 October 1999/Accepted 29 November 1999
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) glycoprotein gp350/gp220 association with
cellular CD21 facilitates virion attachment to B lymphocytes. Membrane
fusion requires the additional interaction between virion gp42 and
cellular HLA-DR. This binding is thought to catalyze membrane fusion
through a further association with the gp85-gp25 (gH-gL) complex. Cell
lines expressing CD21 but lacking expression of HLA class II molecules
are resistant to infection by a recombinant EBV expressing enhanced
green fluorescent protein. Surface expression of HLA-DR, HLA-DP, or
HLA-DQ confers susceptibility to EBV infection on resistant cells that
express CD21. Therefore, HLA-DP or HLA-DQ can substitute for HLA-DR and
serve as a coreceptor in EBV entry.
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection
is prevalent in all human populations and is linked to a variety of
human diseases. EBV causes infectious mononucleosis and is associated
with a variety of hemopoietic malignancies, such as Burkitt's
lymphoma, some forms of Hodgkin's lymphoma, and adult T-cell leukemia
(17, 24, 29). EBV is also etiologically associated with two
diseases of epithelial cell origin, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and oral
hairy leukoplakia (17, 22, 29). In vitro, the EBV host range
is largely restricted to B cells. The entry of EBV into a B cell occurs
through a cascade of events that requires the association of multiple
cellular and viral factors. The initial event required for entry is the
interaction of the major viral envelope glycoprotein, gp350, with
complement receptor type 2 molecule CD21, previously referred to as CR2
(27, 33). Virion penetration of the B-cell membrane requires
the additional interaction of the ternary EBV glycoprotein
gp85-gp25-gp42 complex with its cellular ligand (20, 35).
gp85 and gp25 are the EBV homologs of herpes simplex virus gH and gL,
respectively. gp42 can interact with the HLA class II protein HLA-DR
(32). The ability of EBV to utilize HLA-DR as a coreceptor
for entry is demonstrated by the observation that certain B-cell lines
lacking HLA-DR expression are not susceptible to superinfection unless
the expression of HLA-DR is restored (19).
Studies of EBV infection have been limited by the lack of a recombinant
EBV bearing a reporter gene. Such studies typically utilize cellular
transformation, immortalization, or the detection of EBV antigens as
indicators of viral infection. To investigate the dependence of EBV
infection on cellular receptors, a recombinant EBV reporter virus
expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP), designated
EBfaV-GFP, has been constructed (30). Two CD21-positive, HLA
class II-negative cell lines, HPB-ALL and 721.174, were used to
determine if the introduction of HLA-DP and/or HLA-DQ molecules to the
surfaces of HLA class II-deficient cells could substitute for HLA-DR
and mediate EBV entry. Here we show that surface expression of HLA-DP
or HLA-DQ is sufficient to render CD21-expressing cells
susceptible to infection by EBfaV-GFP.
EBfaV-GFP was used to screen a panel of CD21-expressing cell lines. A
Burkitt's lymphoma cell line, Daudi (18), is one of many
cell lines that not only abundantly express CD21 but also are readily
infectible by EBfaV-GFP as measured by EGFP expression within the cell
(Fig. 1A and B). Two other cell lines,
721.174, a lymphoblastoid cell line (9), and HPB-ALL, an
immature T-cell lymphoma cell line (26), are resistant to
infection by EBfaV-GFP but express abundant CD21 (Fig. 1A and B). A
previous study has indicated that EBV can enter HPB-ALL cells
(28); however, our experiments demonstrate that HPB-ALL
cells are not readily infectible (Fig. 1A). No EGFP expression is
detected in HPB-ALL cells even when cultures are grown for 5 days after
exposure to EBfaV-GFP (data not shown). CD21 expression does not
correlate with efficiency of infection, as HPB-ALL cells express a
higher level of CD21 than do Daudi cells (Fig. 1B).
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FIG. 1.
Susceptibility of CD21-expressing cell lines to
EBfaV-GFP infection corresponds with surface expression of HLA class II
molecules. (A) Daudi, 721.174, or HPB-ALL cells (106) were
infected with 3 × 105 green units as previously
described (31). Twenty-four hours after infection, cells
were analyzed for EGFP fluorescence by flow cytometry using a
FacsCalibur (Becton Dickinson). Unshaded histograms represent EGFP
fluorescence of cells in the absence of exposure to EBfaV-GFP. Shaded
histograms represent EGFP fluorescence after exposure to the virus. The
number above the marked region represents the percentage of Daudi cells
infected. (B) Surface expression of CD21 on Daudi, 721.174, or HPB-ALL
cells, analyzed by flow cytometry using the monoclonal antibody HB5
(34). Isotype-specific monoclonal antibodies were used to
detect the surface expression of HLA-DR (TÜ36) (C), HLA-DP (HI43)
(D), and HLA-DQ (Ia3) (E) on Daudi, 721.174, and HPB-ALL
cells. Unshaded histograms (B to E) represent cells stained with an
immunoglobulin isotype-matched control immunoglobulin G2a antibody
recognized by a secondary goat anti-mouse antibody conjugated to
allophycocyanin (Caltag Laboratories). Shaded histograms represent
cells stained with the appropriate antibody recognized by the same
secondary antibody.
Since HLA-DR has been shown to be important for the infection of B cells by EBV, surface expression of HLA-DR on 721.174 and HPB-ALL cells was measured by flow cytometry using an HLA-DR-specific monoclonal antibody (TÜ36; Pharmingen). As shown in Fig. 1C, neither the 721.174 nor the HPB-ALL cell line expresses detectable levels of HLA-DR. In contrast, Daudi cells liberally express HLA-DR (Fig. 1C). Surface expression measured by flow cytometry on Daudi cells by using isotype-specific monoclonal antibodies for HLA-DP (HI43; Pharmingen) and HLA-DQ (Ia3; ICN Biomedicals) illustrates that Daudi cells express all three class II molecules (Fig. 1D and E). This phenotype is similar to that of another B-cell line, Raji (13), that expresses all three class II isotypes and is also readily infectible by EBfaV-GFP in culture (data not shown). Conversely, both 721.174 and HPB-ALL cells lack expression of HLA-DP and HLA-DQ (Fig. 1D and E). The observation that Daudi and Raji cells express all three class II isotypes and are efficiently infected by EBfaV-GFP raises the possibility of a previously undefined role for HLA-DP and HLA-DQ in EBV entry.
Transient transfection of different class II molecules was used to
determine whether HLA-DP and HLA-DQ could substitute for HLA-DR and
mediate EBfaV-GFP entry. In order to perform these assays, appropriate
expression vectors were constructed. The cDNAs encoding HLA-DR
and
HLA-DP
126 were excised from pRSV.5(gpt) (23) with
EcoRI and BamHI endonucleases and were inserted
into pSG5 (Stratagene). Similarly, the cDNAs encoding HLA-DR
008 and HLA-DP
003 were excised from pRSV.5(neo) (23) with
EcoRI and BamHI endonucleases and were inserted
into pSG5. The cDNAs for HLA-DQ
*0501 and HLA-DQ
*0201 were created
by PCR amplification of cDNAs contained in pLNLc6 (14) by
using 5' primers that contained an EcoRI site incorporated
into the 5' untranslated region and 3' primers that contained a
BamHI site incorporated into the 3' end of the cDNA
downstream of the stop codon. HLA-DQ clones created in this manner were
sequenced on both strands, and comparison to HLA-DQ sequences present
in available databases ensured that no mutations were introduced by PCR.
Isotype-matched HLA-DR, -DP, and -DQ alpha and beta chain or pSG5
vector control DNA was electroporated into 721.174 cells. Twenty-four
hours after electroporation, 1 × 106 cells were
exposed to an EBfaV-GFP stock containing approximately 3 × 105 "green" units. One green unit is defined as the
amount of EBfaV-GFP stock necessary to give rise to one EGFP
fluorescent Daudi cell (31). After an additional 24 h,
cells were analyzed by two-color flow cytometry using a pan-class II
antibody (TÜ39; Pharmingen) against HLA-DR, -DP, and -DQ.
Analysis by flow cytometry of 721.174 cells electroporated with HLA-DR
revealed that expression of HLA-DR renders these cells susceptible to
infection by EBfaV-GFP as measured by EGFP expression (Fig.
2A). Likewise, expression of HLA-DP or -DQ also renders both cell lines infectible (Fig. 2A). Further, the
percentage of cells that express HLA-DR and are infectible is similar
to the percentage of cells that express HLA-DP or -DQ and are
infectible (Fig. 2A). The number of cells expressing HLA class II
isotypes at the time of infection was similar to that observed when the
number of cells infected was monitored by two-color flow cytometry
(data not shown). In cells transfected with the pSG5 vector control, no
class II protein was expressed, and no EBfaV-GFP infection was apparent
(Fig. 2A). At no time did any EGFP accumulate in these cells, even
after a 5-day incubation period.
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To confirm that HLA-DP or -DQ can substitute for HLA-DR as a cofactor in EBV entry, class II molecules were expressed on cells of non-B-cell origin. Isotype-matched HLA-DR, -DP, and -DQ alpha and beta chain or pSG5 vector control DNA was transfected into HPB-ALL cells, which were infected as described above. Two-color flow cytometric analysis again demonstrated that all three class II isotypes are capable of mediating entry (Fig. 2B). Moreover, HPB-ALL and 721.174 cells expressing class II molecules become infected at a similar frequency, indicating that it is unlikely that B-cell-specific factors besides CD21 are required for the entry of EBV into B cells (Fig. 2). It is possible that because the HPB-ALL cell line is derived from a lymphoma, a B-cell-specific molecule is aberrantly expressed; however, surface expression of HLA-DR and CD21 is sufficient to render multiple cell lines susceptible to EBV infection (K. M. Haan, unpublished data).
The entry of viruses into cells is a complex process, with several viruses having been shown to require multiple cellular receptors to facilitate virion attachment and penetration. Although it has been reported that EBV can infect CD21-positive, HLA class II-negative cells (1, 21, 28), quantification of EBV infection efficiency as assayed here by the measurement of EGFP expression has not been demonstrated. Our results suggest that CD21-positive, HLA class II-negative cells, such as 721.174 and HPB-ALL cells, show low susceptibility to infection in the absence of a coreceptor such as HLA class II. Efficient infection by EBV can occur only if these cell lines are transfected with HLA class II molecules (Fig. 2). In addition to lymphoid cells, EBV also causes disease in epithelial cells. Since epithelial cells do not express HLA class II molecules, the quantification of EBV infection of epithelial cell lines, such as SVK-CR2 (21), can now be pursued to determine receptors that are important for epithelial cell entry.
Herpes simplex virus can use several dissimilar cofactors to catalyze penetration of the host cell membrane (16, 25). Human immunodeficiency virus utilizes a number of chemokine receptors as cofactors to facilitate membrane fusion (2, 7, 10-12, 15). The ability of EBV to enter cells via all three isotypes of HLA class II molecules emphasizes the concept that some viruses can enter cells through multiple entry mediators. Tissue specificity of HLA class II genes is typically restricted to immune cells, including B cells, dendritic cells, activated T cells, macrophages, and the thymic epithelial cells. Additionally, transcription of class II genes may be induced by gamma interferon in many cell types (5, 8), potentially allowing these cells to present antigens to T cells and become infected by EBV. HLA-DQ is particularly sensitive to induction by gamma interferon in class II-positive cells (3, 4), while the induction of HLA-DP and -DR occurs in HLA class II-negative cells (8). Gamma interferon is produced in response to many viral infections. Increased gamma interferon levels in response to EBV infection may serve to increase HLA-DQ levels on B cells and enhance infectivity. Alternatively, the inducible expression of HLA-DP and -DR upon class II-negative cells may facilitate infection of cell types that express low levels of CD21.
The finding that EBV does not rely upon a particular isotype of class
II molecule to mediate infection implies that the host cell range of
EBV includes cells other than those explicitly expressing HLA-DR. Given
the high prevalence of EBV infection in humans and the multitude of HLA
class II alleles, it is probable that EBV entry does not require
specific class II allele combinations and that many allele pairs within
each locus can serve as cofactors for entry. HLA class II molecules
exhibit between 65 and 70% amino acid identity but are highly
polymorphic within the region from amino acids 48 to 108, which has
been shown to be crucial for gp42 interaction with the HLA-DR beta
chain (32). The most prominent structural feature within
this region is the
-helix, which stretches from amino acids 56 to 90 and composes one side of the peptide binding pocket (6).
This indicates that the
-helix structural motif could encompass the
gp42 binding pocket for HLA class II molecules. Of interest, this
-helix has a pronounced kink compared to its HLA class I counterpart
(6). The highly polymorphic nature of the gp42 binding
region of HLA class II molecules also suggests that although many
alleles may mediate EBV infection, other alleles may not encode the
residues necessary to facilitate EBV entry. Considering this, it will
be important to determine what amino acids within this region are vital
to the entry process and to determine if certain class II alleles
intrinsically offer natural resistance to EBV infection.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
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We thank the people in the laboratories of R. Longnecker and P. Spear for providing advice and help. We also thank E. O. Long, R. M. Hershberg, and L. Hutt-Fletcher for the gifts of invaluable reagents and advice.
K.M.H. is supported by the training program in the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease (T32 GM08061) from the National Institutes of Health. R.L. is a Scholar of the Leukemia Society of America and is supported by Public Health Service grants CA62234 and CA73507 from the National Cancer Institute and DE13127 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
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FOOTNOTES |
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* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Room 6-231, Ward Building, 303 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. Phone: (312) 503-0467. Fax: (312) 503-1339. E-mail: r-longnecker{at}nwu.edu.
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