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4.2 Exogenous expression <strong>of</strong> SR-<strong>BI</strong>/II <strong>in</strong> Huh-7.5 cells enhances HCVcc<br />

<strong>in</strong>fection.<br />

To <strong>in</strong>vestigate the effect <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>creased SR-<strong>BI</strong>/II surface expression on HCV<br />

<strong>in</strong>fection, the Huh-7.5 TRIP cells were <strong>in</strong>oculated with J6/JFH virus (179) for<br />

1-8 hrs followed by 72 hrs <strong>in</strong>fection (Figure 4-2A). Infection <strong>of</strong> Huh-7.5 TRIP<br />

SR-<strong>BI</strong> and <strong>BI</strong>I was enhanced by ~3 fold and ~2 fold respectively at all<br />

<strong>in</strong>oculation time po<strong>in</strong>ts, suggest<strong>in</strong>g that SR-<strong>BI</strong>/II surface expression limits<br />

HCVcc <strong>in</strong>fection. To study <strong>in</strong>tra-genotype dependence on SR-<strong>BI</strong>/II, parallel<br />

<strong>in</strong>fections with J6/JFH and JFH-1 were carried out (Figure 4-2B). In contrast to<br />

J6/JFH, JFH-1 <strong>in</strong>fection <strong>in</strong>creased ~18 and ~6 fold <strong>in</strong> Huh-7.5 cells over<br />

express<strong>in</strong>g SR-<strong>BI</strong> and II, respectively. This implies that JFH-1 has a higher<br />

dependence on SR-<strong>BI</strong>/II than J6/JFH chimeric virus. Over-expression <strong>of</strong> CD9<br />

did not enhance the <strong>in</strong>fection <strong>of</strong> either genotype.

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