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Hamming PHE, Overeem NJ, Diestelhorst K, Fiers T, Tieke M, Vos GM, Boons GJPH, van der Vries E, Block S, Huskens J. Receptor Density-Dependent Motility of Influenza Virus Particles on Surface Gradients. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:25066-25076. [PMID: 37167605 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c05299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
Abstract
Influenza viruses can move across the surface of host cells while interacting with their glycocalyx. This motility may assist in finding or forming locations for cell entry and thereby promote cellular uptake. Because the binding to and cleavage of cell surface receptors forms the driving force for the process, the surface-bound motility of influenza is expected to be dependent on the receptor density. Surface gradients with gradually varying receptor densities are thus a valuable tool to study binding and motility processes of influenza and can function as a mimic for local receptor density variations at the glycocalyx that may steer the directionality of a virus particle in finding the proper site of uptake. We have tracked individual influenza virus particles moving over surfaces with receptor density gradients. We analyzed the extracted virus tracks first at a general level to verify neuraminidase activity and subsequently with increasing detail to quantify the receptor density-dependent behavior on the level of individual virus particles. While a directional bias was not observed, most likely due to limitations of the steepness of the surface gradient, the surface mobility and the probability of sticking were found to be significantly dependent on receptor density. A combination of high surface mobility and high dissociation probability of influenza was observed at low receptor densities, while the opposite occurred at higher receptor densities. These properties result in an effective mechanism for finding high-receptor density patches, which are believed to be a key feature of potential locations for cell entry.
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Affiliation(s)
- P H Erik Hamming
- Molecular Nanofabrication Group, MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Nanofabrication Group, MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Molecular Nanofabrication Group, MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Division of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Division of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Royal GD, Arnsbergstraat 7, 7418 EZ Deventer, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Molecular Nanofabrication Group, MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Overeem NJ, Hamming PH(E, Tieke M, van der Vries E, Huskens J. Multivalent Affinity Profiling: Direct Visualization of the Superselective Binding of Influenza Viruses. ACS NANO 2021; 15:8525-8536. [PMID: 33978406 PMCID: PMC8158855 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c00166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
The influenza A virus (IAV) interacts with the glycocalyx of host cells through its surface proteins hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). Quantitative biophysical measurements of these interactions may help to understand these interactions at the molecular level with the long-term aim to predict influenza infectivity and answer other biological questions. We developed a method, called multivalent affinity profiling (MAP), to measure virus binding profiles on receptor density gradients to determine the threshold receptor density, which is a quantitative measure of virus avidity toward a receptor. Here, we show that imaging of IAVs on receptor density gradients allows the direct visualization and efficient assessment of their superselective binding. We show how the multivalent binding of IAVs can be quantitatively assessed using MAP if the receptor density gradients are prepared around the threshold receptor density without crowding at the higher densities. The threshold receptor density increases strongly with increasing flow rate, showing that the superselective binding of IAV is influenced by shear force. This method of visualization and quantitative assessment of superselective binding allows not only comparative studies of IAV-receptor interactions, but also more fundamental studies of how superselectivity arises and is influenced by experimental conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nico J. Overeem
- Department
of Molecules & Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology,
Faculty of Science and Technology, University
of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Molecules & Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology,
Faculty of Science and Technology, University
of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
| | - Malte Tieke
- Division
of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty
of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division
of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty
of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Royal
GD, Arnsbergstraat 7, 7418 EZ, Deventer, The Netherlands
- Department
of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
| | - Jurriaan Huskens
- Department
of Molecules & Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology,
Faculty of Science and Technology, University
of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Overeem NJ, van der Vries E, Huskens J. A Dynamic, Supramolecular View on the Multivalent Interaction between Influenza Virus and Host Cell. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2007214. [PMID: 33682339 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202007214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Understanding how influenza viruses traverse the mucus and recognize host cells is critical for evaluating their zoonotic potential, and for prevention and treatment of the disease. The surface of the influenza A virus is covered with the receptor-binding protein hemagglutinin and the receptor-cleaving enzyme neuraminidase, which jointly control the interactions between the virus and the host cell. These proteins are organized in closely spaced trimers and tetramers to facilitate multivalent interactions with sialic acid-terminated glycans. This review shows that the individually weak multivalent interactions of influenza viruses allow superselective binding, virus-induced recruitment of receptors, and the formation of dynamic complexes that facilitate molecular walking. Techniques to measure the avidity and receptor specificity of influenza viruses are reviewed, and the pivotal role of multivalent interactions with their emergent properties in crossing the mucus and entering host cells is discussed. A model is proposed for the initiation of cell entry through virus-induced receptor clustering. The multivalent interactions of influenza viruses are maintained in a dynamic regime by a functional balance between binding and cleaving.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nico J Overeem
- Department of Molecules and Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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- Royal GD, Arnsbergstraat 7, Deventer, 7418 EZ, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecules and Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, 7500 AE, The Netherlands
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Overeem NJ, Hamming PHE, Grant OC, Di Iorio D, Tieke M, Bertolino MC, Li Z, Vos G, de Vries RP, Woods RJ, Tito NB, Boons GJPH, van der Vries E, Huskens J. Hierarchical Multivalent Effects Control Influenza Host Specificity. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2020; 6:2311-2318. [PMID: 33376792 PMCID: PMC7760459 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c01175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
Understanding how emerging influenza viruses recognize host cells is critical in evaluating their zoonotic potential, pathogenicity, and transmissibility between humans. The surface of the influenza virus is covered with hemagglutinin (HA) proteins that can form multiple interactions with sialic acid-terminated glycans on the host cell surface. This multivalent binding affects the selectivity of the virus in ways that cannot be predicted from the individual receptor-ligand interactions alone. Here, we show that the intrinsic structural and energetic differences between the interactions of avian- or human-type receptors with influenza HA translate from individual site affinity and orientation through receptor length and density on the surface into virus avidity and specificity. We introduce a method to measure virus avidity using receptor density gradients. We found that influenza viruses attached stably to a surface at receptor densities that correspond to a minimum number of approximately 8 HA-glycan interactions, but more interactions were required if the receptors were short and human-type. Thus, the avidity and specificity of influenza viruses for a host cell depend not on the sialic acid linkage alone but on a combination of linkage and the length and density of receptors on the cell surface. Our findings suggest that threshold receptor densities play a key role in virus tropism, which is a predicting factor for both their virulence and zoonotic potential.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nico J. Overeem
- Molecular
Nanofabrication Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty
of Science and Technology, University of
Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
| | - P. H. Erik Hamming
- Molecular
Nanofabrication Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty
of Science and Technology, University of
Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Complex
Carbohydrate Research Center, University
of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, Georgia 30602, United
States
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- Molecular
Nanofabrication Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty
of Science and Technology, University of
Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Division
of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty
of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Molecular
Nanofabrication Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty
of Science and Technology, University of
Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Complex
Carbohydrate Research Center, University
of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, Georgia 30602, United
States
- E-mail:
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- Electric
Ant Lab, Science Park
106, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Complex
Carbohydrate Research Center, University
of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, Georgia 30602, United
States
- Department
of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Bijvoet Center
for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
- E-mail:
| | - Erhard van der Vries
- Division
of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty
of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Royal
GD, Arnsbergstraat 7, 7418 EZ Deventer, The Netherlands
- Department
of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
- E-mail:
| | - Jurriaan Huskens
- Molecular
Nanofabrication Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty
of Science and Technology, University of
Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- E-mail:
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Overeem NJ, Hamming PH(E, Huskens J. Time‐Dependent Binding of Molecules and Nanoparticles at Receptor‐Modified Supported Lipid Bilayer Gradients in a Microfluidic Device. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202002593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Nico J. Overeem
- Molecular Nanofabrication GroupMESA + Institute for Nanotechnology Faculty of Science and Technology University of Twente P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Molecular Nanofabrication GroupMESA + Institute for Nanotechnology Faculty of Science and Technology University of Twente P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Molecular Nanofabrication GroupMESA + Institute for Nanotechnology Faculty of Science and Technology University of Twente P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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Neumann BM, Kenney D, Wen Q, Gericke A. Microfluidic device as a facile in vitro tool to generate and investigate lipid gradients. Chem Phys Lipids 2017; 210:109-121. [PMID: 29102758 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2017.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Revised: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
This work describes a method that utilizes a microfluidic gradient generator to develop lateral lipid gradients in supported lipid bilayers (SLB). The new methodology provides freedom of choice with respect to the lipid composition of the SLB. In addition, the device has the ability to create a protein or bivalent cation gradient in the aqueous phase above the lipid bilayer which can elicit a gradient specific response in the SLB. To highlight these features we demonstrate that we can create a phosphoinositide gradient on various length scales, ranging from 2mm to 50μm. We further show that a Ca2+ gradient in the aqueous phase above the SLB causes anionic lipid clustering mirroring the cation gradient. We demonstrate this effect for mixed phosphatidylcholine/phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate bilayers and fora mixed phosphatidylcholine/phosphatidylserine bilayers. The biomimetic platform can be combined with a Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy setup, which allows for the convenient observation of the time evolution of the gradient and the interaction of ligands with the lipid bilayer. The method provides unprecedented access to study the dynamics and mechanics of protein-lipid interactions on membranes with micron level gradients, mimicking plasma membrane gradients observed in organisms such as Dictyostelium discodeum and neutrophils.
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- Brittany M Neumann
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, USA
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- Bridgewater State University, Department of Chemical Sciences, USA
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- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Department of Physics, USA
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- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, USA.
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van Weerd J, Karperien M, Jonkheijm P. Supported Lipid Bilayers for the Generation of Dynamic Cell-Material Interfaces. Adv Healthc Mater 2015; 4:2743-79. [PMID: 26573989 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201500398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Supported lipid bilayers (SLB) offer unique possibilities for studying cellular membranes and have been used as a synthetic architecture to interact with cells. Here, the state-of-the-art in SLB-based technology is presented. The fabrication, analysis, characteristics and modification of SLBs are described in great detail. Numerous strategies to form SLBs on different substrates, and the means to patteren them, are described. The use of SLBs as model membranes for the study of membrane organization and membrane processes in vitro is highlighted. In addition, the use of SLBs as a substratum for cell analysis is presented, with discrimination between cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) mimicry. The study is concluded with a discussion of the potential for in vivo applications of SLBs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jasper van Weerd
- Bioinspired Molecular Engineering; University of Twente; PO Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
- Dept. of Developmental BioEngineering; MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine; University of Twente; PO Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
- Molecular Nanofabrication Group, MESA+; University of Twente; Enschede 7500 AE The Netherlands
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- Dept. of Developmental BioEngineering; MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine; University of Twente; PO Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Bioinspired Molecular Engineering; University of Twente; PO Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
- Molecular Nanofabrication Group, MESA+; University of Twente; Enschede 7500 AE The Netherlands
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