The proviral activity of SIRT-1 is mediated through ER stress.
(A) H1HeLa cells were infected with EV-D68 (MOI =0.1) for 30 minutes. The cells were washed and replenished with complete media with or without 2 µM TG for 5 h. Viral titers were determined by plaque assay. (B) Cells were transfected with either scramble control siRNA or SIRT-1 siRNA for 48 h. The cells were infected and treated as in A, and viral extracellular titers were similarly measured by plaque assay. (C and D) Cells were transfected with the indicated siRNAs for 48 h for western blot (C) or viral titer determination (D) following EV-D68 infection (MOI =0.1) for 5 h. (E) H1HeLa cells were transfected for 48 h with the indicated siRNAs, and either mock-infected or infected (with EV-D68 MOI =30) for 4 h. Lysates were collected, and a western blot was performed against the indicated proteins. (F) H1HeLa cells were mock-infected, treated with TG for 4 h, or infected with EV-D68 (MOI =30) for 4 h for western blot against XBP1. Error bars indicate mean ± SEM of at least 3 independent experiments. Unpaired student’s t-test was used for the statistical analysis (***= p< 0.001; **= p< 0.01;* = p ≤ 0.05; ns=not significant.)