The average number of molecules of Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 per cell does not correlate with the average number of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA molecules per cell among different clones of EBV-immortalized cells - PubMed (original) (raw)

The average number of molecules of Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 per cell does not correlate with the average number of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA molecules per cell among different clones of EBV-immortalized cells

L Sternås et al. J Virol. 1990 May.

Abstract

Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1) is the only viral protein required to support latent replication of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). To assess the likelihood that EBNA-1 regulates the amount of EBV DNA in a cell, we measured the average numbers of EBNA-1 molecules and EBV DNA molecules per cell in different clones of cells. The amount of EBNA-1 protein present in recently established lymphoblastoid cell lines was measured with affinity-purified anti-EBNA-1 antibodies, and viral DNA was measured by nucleic acid hybridization. The average levels of EBNA-1 protein varied little between these cell lines, whereas the average amount of viral DNA present varied substantially; consequently, these numbers were not correlated. There is no apparent relationship between amounts of EBNA-1 and viral DNA.

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