Photodynamic inactivation of rubella virus enhances recombination with a latent virus of a baby hamster kidney cell line BHK21.
Rubella virus is very sensitive to photodynamic action. When tested with 1.2 X 10(-5) M toluidine blue and 8 W fluorescent lamp at a fluence of 11 W/m2, inactivation kinetics showed a linear single hit curve with a k value of 1.48 min-1. Photodynamic inactivation of rubella virus greatly enhanced recombination with a latent virus (R-virus) of baby hamster kidney BHK21 cells. In contrast, no hybrids were detected in lysates of the cells infected with either UV-treated or untreated rubella virus. Therefore, hybrid viruses were readily detected only in lysates of BHK21 cells infected with photodynamically treated rubella virus. Photodynamic damage of rubella virus genomes generated a new hybrid type (hybrid type 3) in addition to a previously described type 2 hybrid (formerly designated as HPV-RV variant). Although both of these hybrid types carry the CF antigens of rubella virus, plaque forming ability of type 3 hybrid is neutralized neither by anti-rubella serum nor by anti-latent virus serum while type 2 hybrid is neutralized by anti-latent virus serum.
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D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D010777:Photochemistry; D011995:Recombination, Genetic / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays