Fig. 5
From: SARS-CoV-2 S-protein expression drives syncytia formation in endothelial cells
Infection of endothelial cells with SARS-CoV-2 virus results in syncytia formation and viral replication. HUVEC cells were infected with either the SARS-CoV-2 Delta (Italian) variant or the Omicron variant at an MOI of 0.1. (A) Cells were fixed and stained with Hoechst and phalloidin at 48 h post infection and imaged using an Echo Revolve fluorescent microscope. (B) Lysates from infected HUVEC were collected at 48 h post infection and analyzed by plaque assay to quantify virus titer. Data represents n = 3 for each condition.
