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Role of membrane phospholipids and glycolipids in cell-to-cell fusion by VSV
Authors:Cinzia Conti  Paola Mastromarino and Nicola Orsi
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Istituto di Microbiologia, Facoltà di Medicina, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00100, Roma, Italia

Abstract:To identify membrane components of CER cells interacting with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) during fusion at acidic pH (fusion from without, FFWO) two different approaches have been used, i.e. (i) treating the whole cells with enzymes and (ii) testing the ability of isolated membrane molecules to interfere with FFWO. Phospholipase A2 and C digestion of cells greatly reduced syncytia formation, pointing towards the involvement of lipid structures as target sites for VSV. Cell susceptibility to FFWO was also reduced after neuraminidase, β-galactosidase or periodate treatment, suggesting that carbohydrate residues may participate in a complex receptor structure required for virus fusion. When membrane molecules were examined separately for their ability to inhibit viral FFWO, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylinositol, sphingomyelin, cholesterol and GM3 ganglioside were found to be active, confirming the role of membrane lipid moiety in the cell surface structures involved in the early phases of VSV infection.
Keywords:Vesicular stomatitis virus  syncytium  fusion from without  lipid  receptorAuthor Keywords: Virus de la stomatite vésiculaire  syncytium  fusion de l'extérieur  lipides  recepteurs
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