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. 1980 Apr;34(1):225–233. doi: 10.1128/jvi.34.1.225-233.1980

Alterations of a mouse mammary tumor virus glycoprotein with interferon treatment.

M J Yagi, N W King Jr, J G Bekesi
PMCID: PMC288688  PMID: 6154805

Abstract

The effects of exogenous mouse interferon on the MJY-alpha mammary tumor cell line chronically infected with mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) were examined. Interferon at concentrations of 25 to 2,000 IU/ml in culture medium did not alter the growth rate or morphology of the cell layers. Electron microscopic examination of interferon-treated cells indicated a decrease in the numbers of A-type and budding B-type particles of MMTV. However, the levels of extracellular MMTV virions in the culture supernatants were not significantly reduced. Profiles of MMTV glycoproteins and nonglycosylated polypeptides obtained by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of virions purified from interferon-treated cultures revealed increases in the relative levels of the 60,000-dalton glycoprotein, gp60.

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