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Host ESCRT factors are recruited during chikungunya virus infection and are required for the intracellular viral replication cycle Cell Biology
Chikungunya fever is a re-emerging zoonotic disease caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a member of the Alphavirus genus in the Togaviridae family. Only a few studies have reported on the host factors required for intracellular CHIKV trafficking. Here, we conducted an imaging-based siRNA screen to identify human host factors for intracellular trafficking that are involved in CHIKV infection, examined their interactions with CHIKV proteins, and investigated the contributions of these proteins to CHIKV infection. The results of the siRNA screen revealed that host endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT) pr...
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - June 4, 2020 Category: Chemistry Authors: Shiho Torii, Yasuko Orba, Michihito Sasaki, Koshiro Tabata, Yuji Wada, Michael Carr, Jody Hobson-Peters, Roy A. Hall, Ayato Takada, Takasuke Fukuhara, Yoshiharu Matsuura, William W. Hall, Hirofumi Sawa Tags: Microbiology Source Type: research

Interleukin 10 suppresses lysosome-mediated killing of Brucella abortus in cultured macrophages Immunology
In this study, we investigated the regulatory role of IL10 in the immune response to B. abortus infection. B. abortus–infected macrophages were treated with either IL10 siRNA or recombinant IL10 (rIL10), and the expression of phagolysosome- or inflammation-related genes was evaluated by qRT-PCR and Western blotting. Phagolysosome fusion was monitored by fluorescence microscopy. We found that the synthesis of several membrane-trafficking regulators and lysosomal enzymes was suppressed by IL10 during infection, resulting in a significant increase in the recruitment of hydrolytic enzymes by Brucella-containing phagosomes (B...
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - March 2, 2018 Category: Chemistry Authors: Huynh Tan Hop, Alisha Wehdnesday Bernardo Reyes, Tran Xuan Ngoc Huy, Lauren Togonon Arayan, WonGi Min, Hu Jang Lee, Man Hee Rhee, Hong Hee Chang, Suk Kim Tags: Microbiology Source Type: research