PMID- 33191939 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201225 LR - 20211030 IS - 1940-087X (Electronic) IS - 1940-087X (Linking) IP - 164 DP - 2020 Oct 29 TI - Single-cell Multiplexed Fluorescence Imaging to Visualize Viral Nucleic Acids and Proteins and Monitor HIV, HTLV, HBV, HCV, Zika Virus, and Influenza Infection. LID - 10.3791/61843 [doi] AB - Capturing the dynamic replication and assembly processes of viruses has been hindered by the lack of robust in situ hybridization (ISH) technologies that enable sensitive and simultaneous labeling of viral nucleic acid and protein. Conventional DNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) methods are often not compatible with immunostaining. We have therefore developed an imaging approach, MICDDRP (multiplex immunofluorescent cell-based detection of DNA, RNA and protein), which enables simultaneous single-cell visualization of DNA, RNA, and protein. Compared to conventional DNA FISH, MICDDRP utilizes branched DNA (bDNA) ISH technology, which dramatically improves oligonucleotide probe sensitivity and detection. Small modifications of MICDDRP enable imaging of viral proteins concomitantly with nucleic acids (RNA or DNA) of different strandedness. We have applied these protocols to study the life cycles of multiple viral pathogens, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1, human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-1, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Zika virus (ZKV), and influenza A virus (IAV). We demonstrated that we can efficiently label viral nucleic acids and proteins across a diverse range of viruses. These studies can provide us with improved mechanistic understanding of multiple viral systems, and in addition, serve as a template for application of multiplexed fluorescence imaging of DNA, RNA, and protein across a broad spectrum of cellular systems. FAU - Shah, Raven AU - Shah R AD - Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine. FAU - Lan, Shuiyun AU - Lan S AD - Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine. FAU - Puray-Chavez, Maritza N AU - Puray-Chavez MN AD - Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, University of Missouri School of Medicine. FAU - Liu, Dandan AU - Liu D AD - Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, University of Missouri School of Medicine. FAU - Tedbury, Philip R AU - Tedbury PR AD - Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine. FAU - Sarafianos, Stefan G AU - Sarafianos SG AD - Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; stefanos.sarafianos@emory.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 AI120860/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI148382/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 AI076119/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI121315/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI146017/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - U54 AI150472/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Video-Audio Media DEP - 20201029 PL - United States TA - J Vis Exp JT - Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE JID - 101313252 RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) RN - 0 (RNA, Viral) RN - 0 (Viral Proteins) SB - IM MH - DNA, Viral/*analysis/genetics MH - HIV-1/genetics MH - Hepacivirus/genetics MH - Hepatitis B virus/genetics MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - *Optical Imaging MH - Orthomyxoviridae/genetics MH - RNA, Viral/*analysis/genetics MH - *Single-Cell Analysis MH - Viral Proteins/*analysis MH - Virus Diseases/*diagnosis/*genetics MH - Zika Virus/genetics PMC - PMC7774762 MID - NIHMS1655199 EDAT- 2020/11/17 06:00 MHDA- 2020/12/29 06:00 PMCR- 2021/10/29 CRDT- 2020/11/16 08:42 PHST- 2020/11/16 08:42 [entrez] PHST- 2020/11/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/12/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/10/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3791/61843 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Vis Exp. 2020 Oct 29;(164):10.3791/61843. doi: 10.3791/61843.