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Glial cell type‐specific subcellular localization of 14‐3‐3 zeta: An implication for JCV tropism
Author(s) -
Lamba Shivani,
Ravichandran Veerasamy,
Major Eugene O.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
glia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.954
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1098-1136
pISSN - 0894-1491
DOI - 10.1002/glia.20821
Subject(s) - tropism , progenitor cell , biology , gene isoform , cytoplasm , progenitor , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , stem cell , virus , genetics , gene
14‐3‐3 Isoforms are shown to be upregulated or accumulated in the glial cells of autopsied patient brains affected with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a demylinating disease caused by JC virus (JCV). The possible involvement of 14‐3‐3 in JCV tropism, however, has never been examined. To investigate a potential relationship between 14‐3‐3 isoforms and JCV in vitro , we examined the localization of six 14‐3‐3 isoforms in human neural progenitors and progenitor‐derived astrocytes (PDAs) in cells without JCV exposure. The 14‐3‐3 zeta isoform was initially localized in the progenitor cytoplasm. When differentiation of progenitors into PDAs was induced, the zeta isoform was translocated into the nucleus. However, upon JCV infection, progenitor cells exhibited an uncharacteristic 14‐3‐3 zeta nuclear presence in the few cells that became infected. JCV‐treated PDAs showed elevated levels of 14‐3‐3 zeta compared with noninfected PDAs. Treatment with TGF‐β1, a known stimulant of JCV multiplication, increased the overall number of infected cells and the otherwise absent nuclear presence of 14‐3‐3 zeta in progenitors. These results suggest that the nuclear presence of 14‐3‐3 zeta may play a role in JCV infection, and that the isoform may in part determine JCV susceptibility in these cell types. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.