TABLE 1.
Luciferase activity in Schneider 2 cells infected by retroviral vector LNhsp70lucL pseudotyped by gyp-ENV or VSV-G envelope
| Envelope expression | Light units/μg of proteina
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|---|---|---|---|
| No centrifugation
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Centrifugation,b no heat shock | ||
| No heat shock | Heat shock | ||
| Transient | |||
| No envelope | 0.7d | NDc | 0.7d |
| gyp-ENV | 1.4 ± 0.4 | ND | 19.7 ± 12.3 |
| VSV-G | 998.0 ± 223.0 | ND | 2352.0 ± 148.5 |
| Established | |||
| No envelope | 6.7d | 3.5d | 3.8d |
| gyp-ENVe | 20.8 ± 10.9, 21.0 ± 12.3 | 40.3 ± 14.7, 31.6 ± 4.4 | 243.7 ± 111.6, 255.3 ± 67.5 |
The data are means of three assays ± standard deviations except as indicated.
Cells in a tissue culture well plus virus were centrifuged at 1,000 × g for 1 h.
ND, not determined.
Single assay.
Results obtained with two different supernatants in two separate experiments.