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. 2010 Sep 23;6(9):e1001121. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001121

Figure 5. Effect of macropinocytosis inhibitors on the co-localization of DiI-labeled viral particles with Rab7-positive vesicles.

Figure 5

Vero cells expressing eGFP-Rab7 were pretreated with cytochalasin D (CytoD), wortmannin (Wort), LY294002, or EIPA for 30 min at 37°C as described in the Materials and Methods. DiI-EbolaΔVP30 virions, DiI-Ebola VLPs and DiI-influenza virus were adsorbed to the cells for 30 min on ice. The cells were then incubated at 37°C in the presence of inhibitors for 2 h. As a control, DMSO-treated cells were incubated with labeled EBOV particles. Representative images of the co-localization of DiI-EbolaΔVP30 virions with eGFP-Rab7 acquired 2 h after the temperature shift are shown (A). DiI-labeled EbolaΔVP30 virions that co-localize with eGFP-Rab7-positive vesicles are indicated by arrows. Scale bars, 10 µm. (B) shows a graphic representation of the data. The number of DiI-labeled EbolaΔVP30 virions (blue bars), Ebola VLPs (yellow bars) and influenza virions (red bars) co-localized with eGFP-Rab7-positive vesicles was measured in 10 individual cells and the percentage of co-localization in the total DiI-virions is shown for each time point. Each experiment was carried out in triplicate and the results are presented as the mean ± SD.