Article
Phenotypic properties of herpesvirus-transformed cells with high tumorigenic and metastatic ability.
Virus research - 1 Jan 1990
Marks G, Choudhury T, Howett M K
Abstract excerpt
Herpes simplex virus type 2-transformed hamster embryo fibroblasts (333-8-9 cells) produce increased plasminogen activator (PA) compared with normal hamster cells. These cells produce undifferentiated fibrosarcomas at the inoculation site in newborn hamsters, and metastasize to the lungs. Using a direct PA assay, in which 125I-labeled plasminogen is cleaved, the optimum pH and osmolarity for detection of the...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Cell Transformation, Viral
- Cricetinae
- Fibrosarcoma
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Molecular Weight
- Osmolar Concentration
- Phenotype
- Plasminogen Activators
