KINETICS OF THE RELEASE OF POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS FROM SINGLE CELLS
KINETICS OF THE RELEASE OF POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS FROM SINGLE CELLS
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DOI:
10.1016/0042-6822(55)90010-6
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发表时间:
1955-01-01
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
LWOFF, M
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作者:
LWOFF, A;DULBECCO, R;LWOFF, M
A technique is described for the study of single isolated animal cells infected with virus. Suspensions of isolated monkey kidney cells were prepared from monolayer monkey kidney cultures of the type described by Dulbecco and Vogt [thisBulletin, 1954, v. 29, 887], either by treatment with trypsin and vigourous pipetting, in which case virus was added to the suspension, or by treatment of prior infected monolayers with sodium versenate in phosphate buffered saline, which yielded suspensions of single cells on mild agitation. Small droplets of medium and cell suspension were embedded in paraffin oil or dimethyl siloxane on a glass slide. A single cell was obtained in a drop of medium by dilution or by selecting an isolated cell in a capillary tube from the droplet of cell suspension. These manipulations were greatly facilitated by a de Fonbrune micro-manipulator.Isolated cells were observed under phase contrast and from 5 to 60 per cent. of cells were observed to settle and spread out on the glass. Monkey kidney cells spread out between 15 and 60 minutes as a rule whereas HeLa cells treated similarly took any time between 3 and 48 hours. Cells appeared healthy for 1-6 days in the drops.Cells were infected with about 5 virus particles per cell. The cells were observed microscopically and the fluid in the drops was sampled at 1/2 hour intervals. Roughly 95 per cent. of the fluid was sampled by first removing 90 per cent. of the drop, adding fresh fluid and removing 90 per cent. of this. The contents of the drop were titrated by the plaque counting method [loc. cit.]. Four monkey kidney cells infected with the Brunhilde strain of Type I poliomyelitis virus were studied. The first cell yielded no virus for 5 1/2 hours, and then produced more than 120 plaque-forming particles. The second cell produced 89 particles at 7 hours and the third cell about 80 particles at 7 1/2 hours. The majority of the virus was produced in half an hour though a small amount appeared in the next 1/2 hour. The drop containing the fourth cell was sampled at 10-minute intervals and appeared to produce virus at a uniform rate for half an hour. At the termination of the experiments at 9 hours the cell and fluid were frozen. These samples always contained a few plaque-forming particles even if the previous 1/2-hour sample was negative.During the process of infection changes occurred in the cells. One hour before the release of virus the cell started to contract and concentrate granular material in the centre around the nucleus. There was a clear "hyaline" zone at the periphery, which became vacuolated during the hour when virus was accumulating in the nutrient fluid. [The original paper should be consulted for the details of the technique.]A. J. Beale.