Evidence that plasma membrane electrical potential is required for vesicular stomatitis virus infection of MDCK cells : a study using fluorescence measurements through polycarbonate supports

We used fluorescence microscopy of Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cells grown on polycarbonate filters to study a possible link between plasma membrane electrical potential (delta psi pm) and infectivity of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). Complete substitution of K+ for extracellular Na+ blocks VSV infection of MDCK cells as well as baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells. When we independently perfused the apical and basal-lateral surfaces of high resistance monolayers, high K+ inhibited VSV infection of MDCK cells only when applied to the basal-lateral side; high K+ applied apically had no effect on VSV infection. This morphological specificity correlates with a large decrease in delta psi pm of MDCK cells when high K+ buffer is perfused across the basal-lateral surface. Depolarization of the plasma membrane by 130 mM basal K+ causes a sustained increase of cytosol pH in MDCK cells from 7.3 to 7.5 as reported by the fluorescent dye BCECF. Depolarization also causes a transient increase of cytosol Ca2+ from 70 to 300 nM as reported by the dye Fura-2. Neither increase could explain the block of VSV infectivity by plasma membrane depolarization. One alternative hypothesis is that delta psi pm facilitates membrane translocation of viral macromolecules as previously described for colicins, mitochondrial import proteins, and proteins secreted by Escherichia coli.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:125

Enthalten in:

The Journal of membrane biology - 125(1992), 1 vom: 21. Jan., Seite 81-91

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Akeson, M [VerfasserIn]
Scharff, J [VerfasserIn]
Sharp, C M [VerfasserIn]
Neville, D M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

0VK51DA1T2
24GP945V5T
25766-59-0
9NEZ333N27
Barium
Barium Compounds
Barium chloride
Calcium
Chlorides
Journal Article
Polycarbonate
Polycarboxylate Cement
Potassium
RWP5GA015D
SY7Q814VUP
Sodium

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.04.1992

Date Revised 19.08.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM012927775