title: Expression of herpes simplex virus type-common surface antigens in clonal cells of an HSV type 2-transformed line: effect of adriamycin.
abstract: The expression of herpes simplex virus (HSV) type-common surface antigens (CSA) in a representative cell clone (155-4-03) of hamster cell line 155-4 transformed by HSV type 2 was enhanced by treatment with inhibitors of RNA synthesis [adriamycin (ADM) and daunomycin] but not with inhibitors of DNA synthesis (2-iododeoxyuridine, bleomycin, mitomycin C and cytosine arabinoside), although all these drugs decreased the number of viable cells to a similar extent. ADM-enhanced CSA expression in the clone was inhibited by puromycin and 2-deoxy-d-glucose, suggesting that the enhanced expression required both protein synthesis and glycosylation. This enhanced expression was sensitive to protease inhibitors (antipain and p-nitrophenyl-p'-guanidinobenzoate) and procaine, which is known to inhibit trypsin action and the organization of cell membrane-associated cytoskeletal elements (microfilaments and microtubules). Furthermore, low concentrations of ADM (0.1 microgram/ml) and actinomycin D (0.5 microgram/ml) enhanced CSA expression additively, but the most effective concentrations of ADM (0.25 microgram/ml) and actinomycin D (2 microgram/ml) did not. These findings indicated that the two drugs enhance CSA expression in the clone by a common mechanism.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D002460:Cell Line; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D000956:Antigens, Viral