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A new indicator cell line to monitor human foamy virus infection and stability in vitro.

In order to determine the human foamy virus (HFV) infection in vitro conveniently, we developed a baby hamster kidney cell (BHK)-21-derived indicator cell line (BHK-HFVLTR-EGFP) containing a plasmid that encodes the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) driven by the HFV long terminal repeat promoter. The viral trans-activator Bel-1 protein can induce EGFP expression, so the HFV titer could be determined by counting the corresponding EGFP-positive cells. This foamy-virus-activated EGFP expression ( FAE) assay was about 50 times more sensitive than the traditional focus plaque assay by end-point dilution. Additionally, the results of the FAE assay can be obtained rapidly within 2 days, whereas the determination of focus developing needs 2 weeks. Moreover, a linear relationship was found between the fluorescence intensity and the titer of inoculated HFV. In brief, the FAE assay is a rapid, easy, sensitive and quantitative method for monitoring and investigating HFV infection. Using the indicator cell line BHK-HFVLTR-EGFP, we examined the effects of repeated freeze-and-thaw cycles and temperature on HFV stability by the FAE assay. Such information about HFV infection and stability would be valuable for HFV applications.[1]

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  1. A new indicator cell line to monitor human foamy virus infection and stability in vitro. Li, Z., Yang, P., Liu, H., Li, W.X. Intervirology (2002) [Pubmed]
 
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