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. 1998 Jan;72(1):853–856. doi: 10.1128/jvi.72.1.853-856.1998

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
No centrifugation
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
a

The data are means of three assays ± standard deviations except as indicated. 

b

Cells in a tissue culture well plus virus were centrifuged at 1,000 × g for 1 h. 

c

ND, not determined. 

d

Single assay. 

e

Results obtained with two different supernatants in two separate experiments.