Structure of pRP1001 and vector amplification in
AdLC8-infected 293Cre4 cells. (A) pRP1001 (shown in linear
form), a derivative of pFG140 (35), contains sequences corresponding to
the left end (3–5789 bp interrupted by the insertion of a bacterial
plasmid [pMX2] at 1338 bp), and right end (29,792–35,924 bp) of the
Ad genome, including the Ad packaging signal (ψ) and inverted
terminal repeats. pRP1001 also contains the E. coli
β-galactosidase gene (lacZ) between the murine CMV
immediate early promoter and the simian virus 40 polyadenylyation
signal, and an 8.3-kb insert of lambda DNA. In the presence of AdLC8 in
293 cells, pRP1001 is converted into linear molecules, replicated, and
packaged into infectious virions (AdRP1001). (B) Serial
passage of AdRP1001 (▪) in AdLC8-infected 293Cre4 cells. The
titers on 293 cells (□) and A549 cells
(░⃞) are also shown for each passage.