| Literature DB >> 16928762 |
Suzanne U Emerson1, Hanh Nguyen, Udana Torian, Robert H Purcell.
Abstract
A subclone of Huh-7 cells that could be relatively efficiently transfected and infected with hepatitis E virus was identified. Following transfection, infectious virus was produced but remained predominantly cell associated. Intracellular virus, recovered by lysis of transfected cells, infected naïve cells. This in vitro-produced virus appeared to be antigenically identical to virus isolated from clinical samples. Lysates from cells transfected with mutant viral genomes unable to synthesize ORF3 protein contained infectious virions that were similar in number, thermostability, and sedimentation characteristics to those in lysates transfected with wild-type viral genomes. Therefore, in contrast to its requirement in vivo, ORF3 protein is not required for infection of Huh-7 cells or production of infectious virus in vitro.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16928762 PMCID: PMC1641774 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00892-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103