China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (8): 3235-3244.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2022.08.039

• Basic Veterinary Medicine • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Effect of PRV Infection on the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Unfolded Protein Response in Suspension-cultured BHK-21 Cells

CHEN Li1,2,3, NI Minshu2,4, XU Yue2, BAO Xi2, ZHUANG Tenghan2, FENG Lei2,3,4,5, GUO Meijin1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China;
    2. Institute of Veterinary Immunology & Engineering, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China;
    3. Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou 225009, China;
    4. School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China;
    5. Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210014, China
  • Received:2022-01-20 Online:2022-08-05 Published:2022-07-21

Abstract: 【Objective】 This study was aimed to investigate the effect of Pseudorabies virus (PRV) infection on endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER) and unfolded protein response (UPR) in BHK-21 suspension-cultured cells.【Method】 The suspension-cultured baby hamster kidney cells (BHK-21) were infected by PRV at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 0.01.Samples were taken at 12,24,36,48 and 56 h after inoculation,respectively.Cell survival rate was detected by CCK-8 method,and virus titer was detected by Reed-Muench method,and the appropriate time of virus inoculation was screened.The uninfected cells were used as control group.Samples were taken at 12,24,36,and 48 h after infection,and the gene expression changes in the pathways related to endoplasmic reticulum stress marker GRP78 and UPR receptor proteins (PERK,IRE1 and ATF6) were detected by Real-time quantitative PCR,the expression of related proteins were detected by Western blotting.Endoplasmic reticulum stress inducer toxocarotene (Tg) of 0,0.001,0.005,0.01 and 0.02 μmol/L and endoplasmic reticulum stress inhibitor taurodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) of 0,20,40,80 and 160 μmol/L were added to PRV at the same time.Cells were collected at 48 h to determine virus titer and cell survival rate.【Result】 The relative cell viability was less than 70% after 56 h,and the viral titer reached 8.1 lg TCID50/mL at 48 h after PRV infection.Therefore,samples within 48 h (12,24,36 and 48 h) post PRV infection were selected to perform the analysis of endoplasmic reticulum stress.Compared with control group,the transcript levels of GRP78 were extremely significantly increased at 36 and 48 h by PRV infection (P<0.01).In the PERK pathway,the transcript level of ATF4 was extremely significantly increased at 36 and 48 h (P<0.01),and the transcript level of GADD34 was significantly increased at 36 h (P<0.05) and extremely significantly increased at 48 h (P<0.01).The level of eIF2α phosphorylation was extremely significantly increased at 36 and 48 h by PRV infection (P<0.01).In the IRE1 pathway,sXBP1 (spliced XBP1) was founded from 36 h after PRV infection.The transcript level of p58IPK was significantly increased at 36 h (P<0.05),and the transcript levels of p58IPK and EDEM were extremely significantly increased at 48 h(P<0.01).In the ATF6 pathway,there were no significant changes in the transcript levels of ERp57,PDI,Calnexin,and Calreticulin (P>0.05).Compared with 0 μmol/L group,cell viability were extremely significantly decreased by 0.01 and 0.02 μmol/L Tg,PRV titers were extremely significantly increased by 0.005 and 0.01 μmol/L Tg(P<0.01).【Conclusion】 Endoplasmic reticulum stress was induced,and PERK and IRE1 signaling pathways of UPR were activated by PRV infection in suspension-cultured BHK-21 cells.The PRV deployed endoplasmic reticulum stress to enhance its replication.

Key words: Pseudorabies virus; BHK-21 suspension-cultured cells; endoplasmic reticulum stress; unfolded protein response

CLC Number: