Analysis of a baculovirus lacking a functional viral fibroblast growth factor homolog
Analysis of a baculovirus lacking a functional viral fibroblast growth factor homolog
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DOI:
10.1016/j.virol.2006.01.016
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发表时间:
2006-03-15
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3.7
通讯作者:
Passarelli, AL
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作者:
Detvisitsakun, C;Hutfless, EL;Passarelli, AL
Baculoviruses encode fibroblast growth factor (vfgf) homologs whose function during vir-us infection is unknown. We constructed a recombinant bacmid of Autographa californica M nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) lacking a functional vfgf and characterized it in two insect cell lines. The kinetics of budded virus production were similar in the parental and vfgf-deficient viruses in both cell lines at both high and tow multiplicities of infection. In addition, no obvious differences were observed between the mutant and parental viruses in protein or DNA synthesis. Finally, coinfection of vfgf-containing and -deficient viruses and passage for several generations did not reveal a consistent growth advantage for either virus. (C) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.