Simian virus 40 A gene function: DNA content analysis of Chinese hamster cells transformed by an early temperature-sensitive virus mutant.

AUTOR(ES)

Robinson, C C

RESUMO

Replication of two Chinese hamster embryo cell lines transformed by an early temperature-sensitive mutant of simian virus 40, tsA58, was examined by flow microfluorometry and autoradiography of [3H]thymidine-labeled cells in order to determine whether transformed cell DNA synthesis is initiated by the virus A gene. At the permissive temperature (37 degrees), cells transformed by the mutant were like the wild-type virus transformants in appearance, colony-forming ability, high saturation density, and rapid replication. At the nonpermissive temperature (40.5 degrees), the tsA58 transformed cells resembled normal embryo fibroblasts and seem to return to normal growth patterns. Although both mutant transformed cell lines at 40.5 degrees appeared to cease growth at low saturation density, the cells did not enter a resting state, but continued to replicate. The cultures were maintained at low densities by a balance among cell replication, cell death, and sloughing of dead cells into the supernatant. These results suggest that the simian virus 40 A gene function effected by the tsA58 mutation does not prevent Chinese hamster embryo transformed cells from entering a resting state, although the gene may control other phenotypic characteristics of transformation.

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