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. 1998 Dec;72(12):9986–9991. doi: 10.1128/jvi.72.12.9986-9991.1998

TABLE 3.

Host range and cell tropism of PERV-A, PERV-B, and PERV-C envelopes

Species Cell Titer (U/ml) of lacZ pseudotypea
PERV-A PERV-B PERV-C
Pig PK15 <4 2,100b 1,550
ST-IOWA 30,000 940 3,700
PAE 6 <2 <2
MPK 164 <4 <4
Human 293 12,000 3,800 <2
TE671 5,800 320 <2
HeLa 24,000 420 <2
HT1080-1 82 290 890
HT1080-2 16 350 10
FLYRD18 48 25 12
HOS <2 <2 <2
U87 830 120 <2
MRC-5 150 <2 <2
SupT1 <2 2 <2
Raji 2 200 <2
Molt-4 2 2 <2
Nonhuman primates
 African green monkey Vero <2 <2 <2
COS-7 <2 <2 <2
 Rhesus FRhK <2 <2 <2
 Cynomolgus CynomK1 <2 <2 NT
 Baboon 26CB1 <2 <2 <2
 Chimpanzee CP132 <2 <2 NT
Mink Mv-1-Lu 7,800 5,600 <2
Mouse NIH 3T3 <4 2,100 <2
M. dunni <4 2,100 <2
Rat NRK <4 9,600 <2
HSN <4 12,400 <2
Hamster CHO 32 <2 <2
BHK <2 <2 <2
Rabbit SIRC <4 1,380 <2
Bat Tb-1-Lu <2 14 <2
Dog Th2CfS+L− <2 <2 <2
D17 760 <2 <2
Cat CCCS+L− 190 <2 <2
a

Averages of duplicate titers of lacZ pseudotypes are shown. Errors were less than 30% of the values. All cultures except hamster cells were sensitive to control pseudotypes, lacZ(RD114), lacZ(GALV), or lacZ(MLV-A). BHK and CHO cells could be transduced by lacZ(MLV-E) after tunicamycin treatment. NT, not tested. 

b

PK15 cells were resistant to lacZ(PERV-B) in an earlier, preliminary experiment.