Adaptation of Wild-Type Measles Virus to Tissue Culture
AUTOR(ES)
Kouomou, Diane Waku
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Measles has a host range restricted to humans and monkeys in captivity. Fresh measles virus (MV) isolates replicate readily in several human and simian B-cell lines but need a period of adaptation to other types of cells. The identification of CD46 and CD150 (SLAM) as cellular receptors for MV has helped to clarify certain aspects of the immunobiology of MV infections. We have examined the properties of an MV wild-type strain grown in the epithelial cell line Vero. After adaptation, this virus expressed high levels of both the viral glycoproteins (hemagglutinin and fusion protein) but did not induce fusion (syncytia). No changes in the amino acid sequence were found in either of the viral glycoproteins. Using several approaches, the Vero-adapted virus could not be shown to interact with CD46 either in the initiation or during the course of infection. The presence of human SLAM expressed in the Vero cells rapidly gave rise to fusion and lower yields of infectious virus.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=135827Documentos Relacionados
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