PMID- 24760738 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150126 LR - 20140604 IS - 1096-9071 (Electronic) IS - 0146-6615 (Linking) VI - 86 IP - 8 DP - 2014 Aug TI - High expression of beta2-glycoprotein I is associated significantly with the earliest stages of hepatitis B virus infection. PG - 1296-306 LID - 10.1002/jmv.23961 [doi] AB - Human beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2-GPI) binds to recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen (rHBsAg) and can bind specifically to annexin II, which is located on the cell membrane of human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells. Viral envelope proteins are essential for mediating cellular entry. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of beta2-GPI in the early stages of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Western blot and qRT-PCR analyses revealed that beta2-GPI expression was upregulated in HepG2.2.15 cells at both the mRNA and protein level and was almost non-existent in 293T and CHO cells. Furthermore, annexin II was expressed at lower levels in HepG2.2.15 cells compared to L02, HepG2, and SMMC-7721 cells. Additionally, ELISA analyses demonstrated that beta2-GPI enhanced the ability of HBsAg to bind to cell surfaces, and there was differential adhesion to L02, HepG2, HepG2.2.15, and 293T cells. Western blot and ELISA were then performed to assess the effects of HBV and the HBsAg domain on beta2-GPI expression in co-transfected 293T cells. This study revealed that HBV and the large HBV envelope protein increased beta2-GPI expression. Further investigation indicated that beta2-GPI colocalized with HBsAg in the cytosol of HepG2.2.15 cells, with sodium taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (NTCP) on the cell membrane in NTCP-complemented HepG2 cells, and with annexin II in the cytosol of HepG2 and HepG2.2.15 cells. These data suggest that high expression of beta2-GPI enhances HBsAg binding to cell surfaces, thus contributing to virus particle transfer to the NTCP receptor and interaction with annexin II for viral membrane fusion. CI - (c) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Liu, Ya-Ming AU - Liu YM AD - Department of Hepatology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China. FAU - Zhang, Wen-Yan AU - Zhang WY FAU - Wang, Zhong-Feng AU - Wang ZF FAU - Yan, Chao-Ying AU - Yan CY FAU - Gao, Pu-Jun AU - Gao PJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140424 PL - United States TA - J Med Virol JT - Journal of medical virology JID - 7705876 RN - 0 (beta 2-Glycoprotein I) SB - IM MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cell Line MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Hepatitis B virus/*physiology MH - Hepatocytes/*physiology/*virology MH - *Host-Pathogen Interactions MH - Humans MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - *Virus Attachment MH - beta 2-Glycoprotein I/*biosynthesis OTO - NOTNLM OT - annexin II OT - beta2-GPI OT - hepatitis B surface antigen OT - hepatitis B virus OT - hepatocyte OT - sodium taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide EDAT- 2014/04/25 06:00 MHDA- 2015/01/27 06:00 CRDT- 2014/04/25 06:00 PHST- 2014/03/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/04/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/04/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/01/27 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1002/jmv.23961 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Med Virol. 2014 Aug;86(8):1296-306. doi: 10.1002/jmv.23961. Epub 2014 Apr 24.