Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of new euploid-diploid lymphoblastoid B cell lines EBV+, normal human bone marrow derived, spontaneously overgrown in vitro

J Virol Methods. 2005 Jun;126(1-2):91-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2005.01.029.

Abstract

The present study describes the phenotypic and genotypic features of seven individual growth transformed, euploid-diploid EBV+ human B cell lines arisen spontaneously in vitro. The lines, obtained under general and standard culture conditions (un-manipulated), from seven individual bone marrow samples of 18 healthy young adults, Caucasian, of both sexes, display many traits of normal B cells and represent a mixture of EBV infected latently (latency type III) and producer cells (5-16% VCA+ by immunofluorescence) releasing seven individual different viral strains [Fruscalzo et al., 2001. DNA sequence heterogeneity within the Epstein-Barr virus family of repeats in the latent origin of replication. Gene 265, 165-173] similar to the B95-8 genotype as shown by results of Southern blot of BamHI-digested DNA fragment. These tests were planned to characterize more fully this panel of new bone marrow cell lines sharing normal B cell traits.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • B-Lymphocytes / cytology*
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • B-Lymphocytes / virology*
  • Bone Marrow Cells / cytology*
  • Cell Cycle
  • Cell Line, Transformed*
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Cell Transformation, Viral
  • Female
  • Gene Expression
  • Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte
  • Genome, Viral
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • RNA, Messenger / analysis
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • Virus Latency*

Substances

  • RNA, Messenger
  • RNA, Viral