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. 2016 Oct 6;11(10):e0164146. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164146

Fig 4. Confirmation of viral nucleoprotein interaction with host nucleolin using siRNA strategy.

Fig 4

A549 cells were transfected with siRNA-NCL or siRNA-NT followed by infections. Infected cells were fixed at indicated time points and subjected to double IFA staining using anti-nucleolin, anti-viral NP antibodies and secondary antibodies with two fluorophores. [a] Reduced expression of endogenous nucleolin in cells transfected with siRNA-NCL in comparison with the control construct siRNA-NT [b] Disruption of nucleolin and NP interaction in cells transfected with siRNA-NCL and co-localization of two proteins in cells with siRNA-NT at 6hrs post infection.