Biochemistry of vaccinia-infected mouse fibroblasts . n. Properties of the chromosomal DNA of infected cells

Kit, Saul; Dubbs, D.R.

Virology 18(2): 286-293

1962


ISSN/ISBN: 0042-6822
Accession: 024240386

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Summary
The properties of L- M fibroblast DNA were investigated following cell infection by vaccinia (IHD). The DNA isolated from cells at 15.5-21 hours post inoculation (PI) was indistinguishable from DNA of control cells with respect to the molecular extinction coefficient and the banding in CsCl density gradients. The intrinsic viscosity was only slightly lowered. DNA isolated from autolyzed cells 2 days after vaccinia addition was considerably degraded. The effect of vaccinia upon the DNA of cells prelabeled with thymidine- H3 was studied. The total DNA radioactivity of infected cells declined by less than 10% in 24 hours, and there was no accumulation of radioactivity in the acid-soluble pool. No radioactivity was detected in partially purified vaccinia harvested 14.5 hours PI from prelabeled cells. The effect of bromodeoxyurldine (BUDr) on propagation of vaccinia in normal L-M cells and in L-M cells resistant to BUDr [L-M (BU-25)] has been investigated. Although L-M (BU-25) and L-M cells appear to be equally susceptible to infection with vaccinia and undergo similar pathological changes, the infectious virus yield from both cell lines in medium containing BUDr was about 2% of that in normal medium.