scholarly journals Characterization of white spot syndrome virus replication in in vitro-cultured haematopoietic stem cells of freshwater crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus

2006 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 847-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pikul Jiravanichpaisal ◽  
Kenneth Söderhäll ◽  
Irene Söderhäll

Replication of White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) was investigated in haematopoietic cells (hpt cells) derived from haematopoietic tissue (hpt) of freshwater crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus. Temperature and type of inoculum for virus replication were studied. The cell culture remained viable at a wide range of temperatures ranging from 4 to 25 °C. WSSV replicated in cells, as evidenced by in situ hybridization, RT-PCR and by the presence of virions visualized with an electron microscope. Moreover, the results showed that the infectivity of WSSV to hpt cells is dependent on temperature and a supplemented growth factor (cytokine) astakine. WSSV replicated more rapidly at higher temperatures than at lower temperatures. No virus replication was observed at 4 °C. Detectable WSSV-infected cells were present as early as 36 h post-inoculation, demonstrated by in situ hybridization or RT-PCR of VP28 expression at 25 °C. Hpt cells can survive a few weeks at 25 or 16 °C and longer than several months at 4 °C.

2010 ◽  
Vol 84 (20) ◽  
pp. 10844-10851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Apiruck Watthanasurorot ◽  
Pikul Jiravanichpaisal ◽  
Irene Söderhäll ◽  
Kenneth Söderhäll

ABSTRACT The gC1qR/p32 protein is a multiple receptor for several proteins and pathogens. We cloned a gC1qR homologue in a crustacean, Pacifastacus leniusculus, and analyzed the expression of P. leniusculus C1qR (PlgC1qR) in various tissues. The gC1qR/p32 transcript was significantly enhanced by white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection 6 h after viral infection both in vitro in a hematopoietic tissue cell culture (Hpt) and in vivo compared to appropriate controls. Moreover, PlgC1qR silencing in both the Hpt cell culture and live crayfish enhanced the WSSV replication. In addition, by making a recombinant PlgC1qR protein we could show that if this recombinant protein was injected in a crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, followed by injection of WSSV, this significantly reduced viral replication in vivo. Furthermore, if the recombinant PlgC1qR was incubated with Hpt cells and then WSSV was added, this also reduced viral replication. These experiments clearly demonstrate that recombinant PlgC1qR reduce WSSV replication both in vivo and in vitro. The results from a far-Western overlay and glutathione S-transferase pull-down assays showed that PlgC1qR could bind to VP15, VP26, and VP28. Altogether, these results demonstrate a role for PlgC1qR in antiviral activity against WSSV.


2006 ◽  
Vol 80 (21) ◽  
pp. 10365-10371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haipeng Liu ◽  
Pikul Jiravanichpaisal ◽  
Irene Söderhäll ◽  
Lage Cerenius ◽  
Kenneth Söderhäll

ABSTRACT In a study of genes expressed differentially in the freshwater crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus infected experimentally with the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), one protein, known as antilipopolysaccharide factor (ALF), was chosen, among those whose transcript levels increased upon viral infection, for further studies. ALF RNA interference (RNAi) experiments in whole animals and in cell cultures indicated that ALF can protect against WSSV infection, since knockdown of ALF by RNAi specifically resulted in higher rates of viral propagation. In a cell culture of hematopoietic tissue (Hpt) from P. leniusculus, quantitative PCR showed that knockdown of ALF by RNAi resulted into WSSV levels that were about 10-fold higher than those treated with control double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). In addition, RNAi experiments with other crayfish genes that had been found to be up-regulated by a WSSV infection did not result in any changes of viral loads. Thus, the cell culture does not respond to dsRNA in a similar manner, as shown earlier for dsRNA injected into shrimp, which gave a higher degree of resistance to WSSV infection. If ALF transcription in whole animals was stimulated by the administration of UV-treated WSSV, a partial protection against a subsequent challenge with the active virus was conferred to the host. This is the first crustacean gene product identified with the capacity to interfere with replication of this important pathogen.


Virology ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 334 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang-Jing Liu ◽  
Yun-Shiang Chang ◽  
Chung-Hsiung Wang ◽  
Guang-Hsiung Kou ◽  
Chu-Fang Lo

2019 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 313-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menghao Wei ◽  
Yueling Zhang ◽  
Jude Juventus Aweya ◽  
Fan Wang ◽  
Shengkang Li ◽  
...  

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. e91930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tipachai Vatanavicharn ◽  
Adisak Prapavorarat ◽  
Phattarunda Jaree ◽  
Kunlaya Somboonwiwat ◽  
Anchalee Tassanakajon

2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 1483-1490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang He ◽  
Syed Musthaq Syed ◽  
A. S. Sahul Hameed ◽  
Jimmy Kwang

The E3 ligase WSSV222 of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is involved in anti-apoptosis regulation by ubiquitin-mediated degradation of tumour suppressor-like protein (TSL), a shrimp tumour suppressor. In the present study, WSSV222 gene expression was silenced by using specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) in Sf9 and BHK cells. Based on the results of the in vitro silencing, WSSV-challenged shrimp were treated with anti-WSSV222 siRNA to knock down WSSV222 protein expression. The survival rate of shrimp and the efficiency of WSSV replication were assessed to evaluate the efficacy of anti-WSSV222 siRNA in regulating WSSV infection in shrimp. The anti-WSSV222 siRNA reduced the cumulative mortality in shrimp challenged with 103 copies of WSSV and delayed the mean time to death in shrimp challenged with the higher dose of 106 copies. The results of real-time quantitative PCR showed that virus replication was delayed and reduced in WSSV-challenged shrimp treated with anti-WSSV222 siRNA in comparison with challenged shrimp treated with random-control siRNA. Co-immunoprecipitation assays revealed that WSSV222 silencing inhibited the degradation of TSL in WSSV-challenged shrimp, indicating the requirement for WSSV222 for efficient replication of WSSV in shrimp.


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