Further characterization of a herpesvirus-positive orang-utan cell line and comparative aspects of in vitro transformation with lymphotropic old world primate herpesviruses.
An orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) suspension line, CP81, was shown to lack myeloid markers of lysozyme activity an d phagocytosis but to be positive for lymphocytic N-alkaline phosphatase activity, and to release a B-cell-tropic herpesvirus. This herpesvirus, termed Herpesvirus pongo, had 30--40% DNA homology with EBV and was present at 2-3 genome copies per CP-81 cell. Gibbon lymphocytes transformed by H. pongo, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and H. papio (of baboon, Papio hamadryas, origin) were found to be virus antigen-positive B cells. Gibbon lymphocytes transformed by H. pongo and EBV and transplanted to nude mice by the intracranial (IC) route (had a 75% and a 45% success rate, respectively), while transplants of similar cells transformed by H. papio were only 10% successful. None of these lines transplanted subcutaneously (SC) nor manifested a high degree of colony formation in 0.33% agarose (less than or equal to 0.5%), Gibbon lymphocytes transformed by H. pongo were hypodiploid while those transformed by EBV or H. papio were diploid. CP-81 cells themselves could be transplanted both IC (100%) and SC (70%) and showed a relatively high degree of colony formation in agarose (6.4-7.6%). B95-8 cells (marmoset, Saguinus oedipus-EBV) could be transplanted IC (66%) but not SC and had a low but significant ability to grow in agarose (1.6%). 594S (baboon, P. hamadryas-H. papio) cells could be transplanted IC (25%) but not SC, and grew to very low levels in agarose (0.1%).
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D015186:Hominidae; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D017710:Lymphocyte Transfusion; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009113:Muramidase / Q000276:immunology; D010587:Phagocytosis
D004279:DNA, Viral; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D009113:Muramidase