Invasion of midgut epithelial cells by a persistently transmitted virus is mediated by sugar transporter 6 in its insect vector
Fig 4
Immunoelectron microscopy to show colocalization of RSV particles and LsST6 in epithelial cells of L. striatellus allowed to feed for 48 h on RSV-infected rice plants.
(A) Immunoelectron micrograph of midgut epithelial cell. (B, C) Colocalization of RSV particle and LsST6 in microvilli and cytoplasm. Red box: Magnified area. Red arrows: 10-nm gold-conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG against RSV used to detect virus; yellow arrows: 5-nm gold-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG against LsST6.