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. 1978 Aug;27(2):288–299. doi: 10.1128/jvi.27.2.288-299.1978

Transfer of Fv-1 locus-specific resistance to murine N-tropic and B-tropic retroviruses by cytoplasmic RNA.

W K Yang, R W Tennant, R J Rascati, J A Otten, B Schluter, J O Kiggans Jr, F E Myer, A Brown
PMCID: PMC354166  PMID: 211261

Abstract

A standardized bioassay for transfer of Fv-1 gene-specific resistance to N-tropic and B-tropic murine retroviruses was developed using X plaque reduction in SC-1 (Fv-1-) cells inoculated with virus. Testing of subcellular fractions of restrictive cells showed that the resistance transfer activity was present in the cytoplasmic (microsomal and cytosol) fractions. The activity of the cytoplasmic extract was destroyed by treatment with ribonuclease, but not with deoxyribonuclease or proteases. RNA prepared by phenol-chloroform extraction of mouse tissues, including embryos and livers of weanling mice, transferred Fv-1 locus-specific resistance into DEAE-dextran-treated SC-1 cells. The activity of isolated RNA preparations against virus of the appropriate host-range type has been demonstrated to correspond to the Fv-1 genotypes of the cell sources. The specific transfer of resistance with cellular RNA was effective within a 5- to 6-h period from 2 h before to 4 to 5 after virus infection. Sucrose gradient centrifugation of the RNA showed that the activity sedimented as a broad peak, with an apparent maximum in the 22S region. Affinity chromatography of whole-cell RNA on polyuridylic acid-Sepharose tended to separate more activity into the polyadenylic acid RNA fraction than the non-polyadenylic acid RNA fraction. Except for the reciprocal inhibitory activity for the two host-range virus types, the RNAs of Fv-1n and Fv-1b specificities showed similar properties in all aspects studied.

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