The HDL-transporting scavenger receptor B1 promotes viral infection through endolysosomal acidification

Summary: Virus infections pose a continuous threat to human health and can result in millions of deaths per year. SARS-CoV-2 infection has been linked to the high-affinity high-density lipoprotein (HDL) receptor scavenger receptor class B, type 1 (SR-B1). Mechanisms by which SR-B1 supports SARS-CoV-...

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Main Authors: Jill McConnell, Sun-Young Lim, Thomas Cicuto, Ping Liu, Pyae Phyo Kyawe, Manish Kandpal, Evan S. Bradley, Kendi Okuda, Neal Silverman, Jennifer P. Wang, William M. McDougall
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author Jill McConnell
Sun-Young Lim
Thomas Cicuto
Ping Liu
Pyae Phyo Kyawe
Manish Kandpal
Evan S. Bradley
Kendi Okuda
Neal Silverman
Jennifer P. Wang
William M. McDougall
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Sun-Young Lim
Thomas Cicuto
Ping Liu
Pyae Phyo Kyawe
Manish Kandpal
Evan S. Bradley
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William M. McDougall
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description Summary: Virus infections pose a continuous threat to human health and can result in millions of deaths per year. SARS-CoV-2 infection has been linked to the high-affinity high-density lipoprotein (HDL) receptor scavenger receptor class B, type 1 (SR-B1). Mechanisms by which SR-B1 supports SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication, as well as the breadth of viruses that exploit this receptor, are incompletely defined. In evaluating the role of SR-B1 in the biology of infection with SARS-CoV-2, influenza A virus, and vesicular stomatitis virus, we show that SR-B1 chemical inhibition or knockout adversely affects infection for these viruses. Inhibiting SR-B1 results in lack of acidification in the endolysosomal compartment and entrapment of SARS-CoV-2 in endosomal-lysosomal vesicles. These findings together indicate that SR-B1, and possibly HDL, is critical for successful SARS-CoV-2 trafficking through a pH-dependent vesicular entry pathway. Our work provides insights into how SR-B1 can impact viral infection in human lung cells.
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spelling doaj-art-48e959e5e4c64315abc1cac2ce71db9d2025-08-20T03:48:47ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422025-06-0128611250110.1016/j.isci.2025.112501The HDL-transporting scavenger receptor B1 promotes viral infection through endolysosomal acidificationJill McConnell0Sun-Young Lim1Thomas Cicuto2Ping Liu3Pyae Phyo Kyawe4Manish Kandpal5Evan S. Bradley6Kendi Okuda7Neal Silverman8Jennifer P. Wang9William M. McDougall10Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Immunology and Microbiology Program, Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USADepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USADepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USADepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Corresponding authorDepartment of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Diabetes Center of Excellence, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Corresponding authorDepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; Corresponding authorSummary: Virus infections pose a continuous threat to human health and can result in millions of deaths per year. SARS-CoV-2 infection has been linked to the high-affinity high-density lipoprotein (HDL) receptor scavenger receptor class B, type 1 (SR-B1). Mechanisms by which SR-B1 supports SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication, as well as the breadth of viruses that exploit this receptor, are incompletely defined. In evaluating the role of SR-B1 in the biology of infection with SARS-CoV-2, influenza A virus, and vesicular stomatitis virus, we show that SR-B1 chemical inhibition or knockout adversely affects infection for these viruses. Inhibiting SR-B1 results in lack of acidification in the endolysosomal compartment and entrapment of SARS-CoV-2 in endosomal-lysosomal vesicles. These findings together indicate that SR-B1, and possibly HDL, is critical for successful SARS-CoV-2 trafficking through a pH-dependent vesicular entry pathway. Our work provides insights into how SR-B1 can impact viral infection in human lung cells.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422500762XNatural sciencesBiological sciencesBiochemistryCell biologyMicrobiologyViral microbiology
spellingShingle Jill McConnell
Sun-Young Lim
Thomas Cicuto
Ping Liu
Pyae Phyo Kyawe
Manish Kandpal
Evan S. Bradley
Kendi Okuda
Neal Silverman
Jennifer P. Wang
William M. McDougall
The HDL-transporting scavenger receptor B1 promotes viral infection through endolysosomal acidification
iScience
Natural sciences
Biological sciences
Biochemistry
Cell biology
Microbiology
Viral microbiology
title The HDL-transporting scavenger receptor B1 promotes viral infection through endolysosomal acidification
title_full The HDL-transporting scavenger receptor B1 promotes viral infection through endolysosomal acidification
title_fullStr The HDL-transporting scavenger receptor B1 promotes viral infection through endolysosomal acidification
title_full_unstemmed The HDL-transporting scavenger receptor B1 promotes viral infection through endolysosomal acidification
title_short The HDL-transporting scavenger receptor B1 promotes viral infection through endolysosomal acidification
title_sort hdl transporting scavenger receptor b1 promotes viral infection through endolysosomal acidification
topic Natural sciences
Biological sciences
Biochemistry
Cell biology
Microbiology
Viral microbiology
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422500762X
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