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. 1996 Oct;70(10):6576–6588. doi: 10.1128/jvi.70.10.6576-6588.1996

Cellular origin and ultrastructure of membranes induced during poliovirus infection.

A Schlegel 1, T H Giddings Jr 1, M S Ladinsky 1, K Kirkegaard 1
PMCID: PMC190698  PMID: 8794292

Abstract

Poliovirus RNA replicative complexes are associated with cytoplasmic membranous structures that accumulate during viral infection. These membranes were immunoisolated by using a monoclonal antibody against the viral nonstructural protein 2C. Biochemical analysis of the isolated membranes revealed that several organelles of the host cell (lysosomes, trans-Golgi stack and trans-Golgi network, and endoplasmic reticulum) contributed to the virus-induced membranous structures. Electron microscopy of infected cells preserved by high-pressure freezing revealed that the virus-induced membranes contain double lipid bilayers that surround apparently cytosolic material. Immunolabeling experiments showed that poliovirus proteins 2C and 3D were localized to the same membranes as the cellular markers tested. The morphological and biochemical data are consistent with the hypothesis that autophagy or a similar host process is involved in the formation of the poliovirus-induced membranes.

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