Pho M T, Ashok A, Atwood W J
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
J Virol. 2000 Mar;74(5):2288-92. doi: 10.1128/jvi.74.5.2288-2292.2000.
The human polyomavirus JC virus (JCV) is the etiologic agent of a fatal central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating disease known as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). PML occurs predominantly in immunosuppressed patients and has increased dramatically as a result of the AIDS pandemic. The major target cell of JCV infection and lytic replication in the CNS is the oligodendrocyte. The mechanisms by which JCV initiates and establishes infection of these glial cells are not understood. The initial interaction between JCV and glial cells involves virus binding to N-linked glycoproteins containing terminal alpha(2-6)-linked sialic acids. The subsequent steps of entry and targeting of the viral genome to the nucleus have not been described. In this report, we compare the kinetics and mechanisms of infectious entry of JCV into human glial cells with that of the related polyomavirus, simian virus 40 (SV40). We demonstrate that JCV, unlike SV40, enters glial cells by receptor-mediated clathrin-dependent endocytosis.
人类多瘤病毒JC病毒(JCV)是一种致命的中枢神经系统(CNS)脱髓鞘疾病——进行性多灶性白质脑病(PML)的病原体。PML主要发生在免疫抑制患者中,并且由于艾滋病大流行而显著增加。JCV在中枢神经系统中感染和裂解复制的主要靶细胞是少突胶质细胞。JCV启动并建立对这些神经胶质细胞感染的机制尚不清楚。JCV与神经胶质细胞之间的初始相互作用涉及病毒与含有末端α(2-6)连接唾液酸的N-连接糖蛋白结合。病毒基因组进入细胞核的后续步骤尚未描述。在本报告中,我们比较了JCV与相关多瘤病毒猿猴病毒40(SV40)感染人类神经胶质细胞的动力学和机制。我们证明,与SV40不同,JCV通过受体介导的网格蛋白依赖性内吞作用进入神经胶质细胞。