title: Binding to chromosomes of herpes simplex-related antigens in biochemically transformed cells.
abstract: Association of herpes simplex virus (HSV)-related antigens with chromosomes was demonstrated in human and mouse cells biochemically transformed by HSV that had been irradiated with ultraviolet light. This was accomplished by using peroxidase-anti-peroxidase immunological staining with rabbit antisera that had high neutralizing titers against both HSV-specific thymidine kinase activity and virus infectivity. Antisera-against HSV did not react with chromosomes of uninfected cells nor did normal sera react with any of the constitutents of biochemically transformed cells. Methanol/acetic acid treatment of biochemically transformed cells eliminated their nuclear staining for HSV-related antigens. In vitro binding of HSV-related antigens to chromosomes was demonstrated by incubating soluble antigens from high salt extracts of HSV-infected cells with methanol/acetic acid-fixed chromosomes of biochemically transformed or uninfected cells, followed by exposure to antiserum against HSV and peroxidase-anti-peroxidase staining. There was no staining when soluble extracts from uninfected cells were substituted for those from HSV-infected cells. The results show that cells biochemically transformed and lytically infected by HSV, respectively, contain antigens, which like the Epstein-Barr virus-associated nuclear antigen (EBNA), bind to chromosomes in vivo and in vitro.
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D002460:Cell Line; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006367:HeLa Cells; D008677:Metaphase; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins