Human Herpesvirus 6 Variant A but Not Variant B Induces Fusion from Without in a Variety of Human Cells through a Human Herpesvirus 6 Entry Receptor, CD46
AUTOR(ES)
Mori, Yasuko
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a lymphotropic betaherpesvirus that productively infects T cells and monocytes. HHV-6 isolates can be differentiated into two groups, variants A and B (HHV-6A and HHV-6B). Here, we show a functional difference between HHV-6A and -6B in that HHV-6A induced syncytium formation of diverse human cells but HHV-6B did not. The syncytium formation induced by HHV-6A was observed 2 h after infection; moreover, it was found in the presence of cycloheximide, indicating that HHV-6A induced fusion from without (FFWO) in the target cells. Furthermore, the fusion event was dependent on the expression of the HHV-6 entry receptor, CD46, on the target cell membrane. In addition, we determined that short consensus repeat 2 (SCR2), -3, and -4 of the CD46 ectodomain were essential for the formation of the virus-induced syncytia. Monoclonal antibodies against glycoproteins B and H of HHV-6A inhibited the fusion event, indicating that the syncytium formation induced by HHV-6A required glycoproteins H and B. These findings suggest that FFWO, which HHV-6A induced in a variety of cell lines, may play an important role in the pathogenesis of HHV-6A, not only in lymphocytes but also in various tissues, because CD46 is expressed ubiquitously in human tissues.
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