title: Transformation of animal cells with human T-cell leukemia virus type II.
abstract: Human T-cell leukemia virus type II (HTLV-II) was tested for its ability to transform normal animal cells. The HTLV-II-infected human T-cell line, HTLV-IIA was lethally X-irradiated and cocultivated with normal leukocytes of rabbit and crab-eating monkey and spleen cells of hamster. The transformed cell lines, designated Ra-IIA, Si-IIA and Ham-IIA, were established. These cell lines were shown to be infected with HTLV-II by the polymerase chain reaction method combined with the digoxigenin-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. These cell lines were examined for viral antigens by the indirect immunofluorescence method. Although the cytoplasma of over 90% of the cells of Si-IIA cell line was brilliantly stained, Ra-IIA and Ham-IIA cells were not stained. Electron microscopy of cells of the Si-IIA line revealed C-type virus particles in the extracellular spaces.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, Okayama University.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akagi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D006224:Cricetinae; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D000882:Haplorhini; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral