title: Establishment of an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genome-positive subline of Ramos (Ramos/NPC) following infection of Ramos with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)-derived EBV.
abstract: An Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genome-positive epithelial hybrid cell line, NPC-KT, derived from the fusion of primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells with a human epithelial cell line of adenoid origin has previously been described (Takimoto, Kamide, and Umeda, 1984a; Takimoto, Ogura, Sato, and Hatano, 1984b; Takimoto, Ogura, Sato, Umeda, and Hatano, 1985). The NPC-KT cells produce virus (NPC virus) with both transforming and lytic properties. An EBV genome-negative human lymphoblastoid cell line, Ramos, was infected with NPC virus. Three months after infection, more than 90% of the cell population expressed EBV-associated nuclear antigen (EBNA). Approximately 40% of the cells exhibited a brilliant pattern, whereas the remaining 50% of the cells showed a faint granular pattern. The result suggests that there may be heterogeneity in NPC virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002460:Cell Line; D019309:Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005814:Genes, Viral; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D014776:Virus Cultivation
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D019309:Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens; C033305:Epstein-Barr virus early antigen