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Murine gammaherpesvirus (MHV-68) transforms cultured cells in vitro.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2015
Mrázová Veronika, Betáková Tatiana, Kúdelová Marcela, Šupolíková Miroslava, Lachová Veronika, Lapuníková Barbora, Golais František
Abstract excerpt
Human dermal fibroblasts and mouse NIH/3T3 cells acquired the transformed phenotype ('criss-cross' pattern of growth) after infection with ultraviolet-irradiated murine gammaherpesvirus (MuHV-4 strain 68; MHV-68). These cells with changed phenotype could be serially cultured for 5-6 passages (35-40 days), and then they entered into crisis and most of them died. In a small number of cultures, however, foci of...
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