Measles virus from a long-term persistently infected human T lymphoblastoid cell line, in contrast to the cytocidal parental virus, establishes an immediate persistence in the original cell line.

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To investigate the mechanisms of measles virus (MV) establishment and maintenance of persistence in lymphoid cells, we have established a long-term persistent infection with MV, Edmonston strain, in the human T lymphoblastoid cell line MOLT4, which has been in continuous culture for over 8 years. In this culture, designated MOMP1, more than 98% of cells display viral antigens. The MOMP1 culture is immune to...

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