PMID- 11932397 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20020510 LR - 20240509 IS - 0022-538X (Print) IS - 1098-5514 (Electronic) IS - 0022-538X (Linking) VI - 76 IP - 9 DP - 2002 May TI - Involvement of the matrix protein in attachment of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus to a heparinlike receptor on porcine alveolar macrophages. PG - 4312-20 AB - The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has a very restricted tropism for well-differentiated cells of the monocyte-macrophage lineage, which is probably determined by specific receptors on these cells. In this study, the importance of heparinlike molecules on porcine alveolar macrophages (PAM) for PRRSV infection was determined. Heparin interacted with the virus and reduced infection of PAM up to 92 or 88% for the American and European types of PRRSV, respectively. Other glycosaminoglycans, similar to heparin, had no significant effect on infection while heparinase treatment of PAM resulted in a significant reduction of the infection. Analysis of infection kinetics showed that PRRSV attachment to heparan sulfate occurs early in infection. A heparin-sensitive binding step was observed which converted completely into a heparin-resistant binding after 120 min at 4 degrees C. Using heparin-affinity chromatography and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), it was observed that the structural matrix (M) and nucleocapsid (N) proteins attached to heparin. Nonreducing SDS-PAGE revealed that M bound to heparin mainly as a complex with glycoprotein GP(5) and that the N protein bound to heparin as a homodimer. GP(3), which was identified as a minor structural protein of European types of PRRSV, did not bind to heparin. Since the N protein is not exposed on the virion surface, it was concluded that the structural M protein and the M-GP(5) complex contribute to PRRSV attachment on a heparinlike receptor on PAM. This is the first report that identifies a PRRSV ligand for a cell surface heparinlike receptor on PAM. FAU - Delputte, P L AU - Delputte PL AD - Laboratory of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. FAU - Vanderheijden, N AU - Vanderheijden N FAU - Nauwynck, H J AU - Nauwynck HJ FAU - Pensaert, M B AU - Pensaert MB LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Virol JT - Journal of virology JID - 0113724 RN - 0 (Glycosaminoglycans) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cell Surface) RN - 0 (Receptors, Virus) RN - 0 (Viral Matrix Proteins) RN - 0 (heparin receptor) RN - 9005-49-6 (Heparin) RN - EC 4.2.2.7 (Heparin Lyase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Glycosaminoglycans/pharmacology MH - Heparin/pharmacology MH - Heparin Lyase/pharmacology MH - Macrophages, Alveolar/*virology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/metabolism/*pathogenicity MH - Receptors, Cell Surface/*metabolism MH - Receptors, Virus/metabolism MH - Swine MH - Viral Matrix Proteins/*metabolism PMC - PMC155060 EDAT- 2002/04/05 10:00 MHDA- 2002/05/11 10:01 PMCR- 2002/05/01 CRDT- 2002/04/05 10:00 PHST- 2002/04/05 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2002/05/11 10:01 [medline] PHST- 2002/04/05 10:00 [entrez] PHST- 2002/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1432 [pii] AID - 10.1128/jvi.76.9.4312-4320.2002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Virol. 2002 May;76(9):4312-20. doi: 10.1128/jvi.76.9.4312-4320.2002.