Knockdown of JMJD6 was demonstrated to impede the progression of infection in cell culture with a JMJD6-targeted mutant FMDV.
Post-attachment entry pathway for JMJD6-targeted mutant FMDV was determined to be through clathrin-coated pit mediated endocytosis.
JMJD6-targeted mutant FMDV exhibited similar pathogenesis as the parental virus by both aerosol and intraepithelial lingual inoculation.
JMJD6-targeted mutant FMDV was detected exclusively in JMJD6-positive cells by immunohistochemistry while the parental virus was only seen partially localizing with JMJD6-positive cells.