Left image: SUD generally stimulates protein translation level detected by the luciferase-pcDNA3 reporter (n=6). Middle image: SUD does not increase the amounts of total protein synthesis (host and viral proteins) in the replicon-transfected cells. Right image: SUD augments viral protein synthesis (n=8). HEK-293 cells growing in 12-well plates were transfected with the indicated plasmids and replicon DNA. Twenty-four hours post-transfection, cells were harvested for Renilla luciferase activity measurement (left and right image). For the ribopuromycylation assay, 24 hours post-transfection cells were pulsed with 3 µM puromycin for 1 hour at 37°C before harvesting for western blot analysis (middle image). 