Tj. Wickham et al., INTEGRIN ALPHA-V-BETA-5 SELECTIVELY PROMOTES ADENOVIRUS-MEDIATED CELL-MEMBRANE PERMEABILIZATION, The Journal of cell biology, 127(1), 1994, pp. 257-264
Human adenovirus type 2 (Ad2) enters host cells by receptor-mediated e
ndocytosis, an event mediated by the virus penton base binding to cell
surface integrins alpha v beta 3 and alpha v beta 5. While both alpha
v integrins promote virus internalization, alpha v beta 5 is involved
in the subsequent event of membrane permeabilization. Cells transfect
ed with the beta 5 or beta 3 subunit, expressing either alpha v beta 5
and alpha v beta 3, respectively, were capable of supporting Ad2 infe
ction to varying degrees. In this case, cells expressing alpha v beta
5 were significantly more susceptible to Ad2-induced membrane permeabi
lization, as well as to Ad2 infection, than cells expressing alpha v b
eta 3. Adenovirus-mediated gene delivery was also more efficient in ce
lls expressing alpha v beta 5. These results suggest that the interact
ion of alpha v beta 5 with Ad2 penton base facilitates the subsequent
step of virus penetration into the cell. These studies provide evidenc
e for the involvement of a cellular receptor in virus-mediated membran
e permeabilization and suggest a novel biological role for integrin al
pha v beta 5 in the infectious pathway of a human adenovirus.