| Literature DB >> 7998845 |
J Cinatl1, J Cinatl1, K Radsak, H Rabenau, B Weber, M Novak, R Benda, B Kornhuber, H W Doerr.
Abstract
The replication of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) was investigated in a new human rhabdomyosarcoma cell line (KFR) with morphological and biochemical characteristics of fetal striated muscle precursors (rhabdomyoblasts). KFR cells exhibited the unique property for spontaneous morphological transformation from a poorly-differentiated state into well-differentiated (myotube-like) rhabdomyoblasts. The poorly-differentiated rhabdomyoblasts promoted both complete viral gene expression and the production of infectious virus. In contrast, in well-differentiated rhabdomyoblasts HCMV infection was abortive. The results showed that replication of HCMV in this human rhabdomyosarcoma cell line depended on the state of cellular differentiation.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7998845 DOI: 10.1007/BF01379143
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Virol ISSN: 0304-8608 Impact factor: 2.574