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Journal of Virology, November 2007, p. 12465-12471, Vol. 81, No. 22
0022-538X/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.01457-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Claudin-6 and Claudin-9 Function as Additional Coreceptors for Hepatitis C Virus{triangledown}

Aihua Zheng,1,{dagger} Fei Yuan,1,{dagger} Yanqin Li,1 Fangfang Zhu,1,2 Pingping Hou,1,2 Jianqing Li,1 Xijun Song,1,2 Mingxiao Ding,1 and Hongkui Deng1,2*

Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871,1 Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University, University Town, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China2

Received 4 July 2007/ Accepted 28 August 2007

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global challenge to public health. Several factors have been proven to be critical for HCV entry, including the newly identified claudin-1 (CLDN1). However, the mechanism of HCV entry is still obscure. Presently, among the 20 members of the claudin family identified in humans so far, CLDN1 has been the only member shown to be necessary for HCV entry. Recently, we discovered that Bel7402, an HCV-permissive cell line, does not express CLDN1 but expresses other members of claudin family. Among these claudins, CLDN9 was able to mediate HCV entry just as efficiently as CLDN1. We then examined if other members of the claudin family could mediate entry. We show that CLDN6 and CLDN9, but not CLDN2, CLDN3, CLDN4, CLDN7, CLDN11, CLDN12, CLDN15, CLDN17, and CLDN23, were able to mediate the entry of HCV into target cells. We found that CLDN6 and CLDN9 are expressed in the liver, the primary site of HCV replication. We also showed that CLDN6 and CLDN9, but not CLDN1, are expressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, an additional site of HCV replication. Through sequence comparison and mutagenesis studies, we show that residues N38 and V45 in the first extracellular loop (EL1) of CLDN9 are necessary for HCV entry.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China. Phone and fax: 86-10-6275-6474. E-mail: hongkui_deng{at}pku.edu.cn

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 5 September 2007.

{dagger} A.Z. and F.Y. contributed equally to this work.

Journal of Virology, November 2007, p. 12465-12471, Vol. 81, No. 22
0022-538X/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.01457-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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