A simple interferon assay as an adjunct for determining the genus of origin of cell cultures

Autor: Aaron E. Freeman, Paul J. Price, Zenobia Holbrook, Carol P. Uhlendorf, Eugene M. Zimmerman
Rok vydání: 1972
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Zdroj: In Vitro. 8:85-90
ISSN: 1475-2689
0073-5655
Popis: A short, simple test involving interferon-mediated protection of cells in vitro from cytopathogenic effects produced by vesicular stomatitis virus or Sindbis virus has been developed to help in determining the genus of origin of cells. By using the observed pattern of protection of five cell types by five interferons, cells could be grouped as of primate, rabbit, rat, and mouse origins. The primate grouping resulted from bilateral cross-reactions between the human and monkey systems. An unexpected observation was that African green monkey interferon preparations protect both monkey and rat cells, but not the converse. Chromosomal analysis of the cell cultures confirmed the genus determined by the interferon test.
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