Figure 7. Regulation of HCMV replication by host eIF3d-responsive genes.
(A) Total protein from mock- or HCMV-infected (TB40/E strain; MOI = 3) NHDFs treated with the indicated siRNA (non-silencing controlor eIF3d-specific siRNA #2) was collected at 72 hpi, fractionated by SDS-PAGE, and analyzed by immunoblotting using the antibodies shown. GAPDH provides a loading control.
(B) Viability of NHDFs transfected with siRNAs specific for the indicated gene (n = 3). Error bars indicate SEM.
(C–E) As in (A) except total protein from HCMV-infected (TB40/E strain; MOI = 0.1) NHDFs transfected with the specified siRNA was collected at 5 dpi.
(F–H) As in (C)–(E) except infectious virus was quantified from supernatants collected 5 dpi using a TCID50 assay (n = 3). Error bars indicate SEM. **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001 by Student’s t test.