“…In cultured cells, MRV-induced apoptosis is not dependent on de novo synthesis of viral RNA and protein (Connolly and Dermody, 2002;Danthi et al, 2006), indicating that components of the incoming viral capsid are sufficient for initiation of prodeath signaling. Consistent with these findings, differences in the capacity of prototype reovirus strains to induce apoptosis segregate genetically with the S1 and M2 gene segments (Tyler et al, 1995(Tyler et al, , 1996Connolly et al, 2001), which encode the viral attachment protein σ1 and the viral membrane penetration protein μ1, respectively (McCrae and Joklik, 1978;Mustoe et al, 1978). Although initial studies suggested that attachment of MRV σ1 with JAM-A or sialic acid on the host cells is important for apoptosis Connolly et al, 2001), antibody-dependent uptake of MRV virions into host cells in a JAM-A-and sialic acid-independent manner also leads to apoptotic cell death, indicating that signaling pathways triggered by σ1-receptor interactions are dispensable for MRV-induced apoptosis (Danthi et al, 2006).…”