| Literature DB >> 17412987 |
Fumio Kobune1, Yasushi Ami, Miki Katayama, Motohide Takahashi, Renchin Tuul, Gulay Korukluoglu, Tomoko Kiyohara, Ryuichi Miura, Hiroki Sato, Misako Yoneda, Chieko Kai.
Abstract
Measles virus (MeV) research is largely dependent on the B95a cell line, which is derived from marmoset B lymphocytes. As this cell line is persistently infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a novel cell line, COBL-a, was established from human umbilical cord blood. COBL-a cells have a significant advantage over B95a cells because they are of human origin, are free from EBV and have higher sensitivity to wild-type MeV. Thus, COBL-a cells should prove very valuable for both epidemiological and basic studies of MeV.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17412987 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.82758-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gen Virol ISSN: 0022-1317 Impact factor: 3.891