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. 1970 Apr;5(4):470–477. doi: 10.1128/jvi.5.4.470-477.1970

Mechanism of Oncogenic Transformation by Rous Sarcoma Virus

I. Intracellular Inactivation of Cell-Transforming Ability of Rous Sarcoma Virus by 5-Bromodeoxyuridine and Light

Piero Balduzzi 1, Herbert R Morgan 1
PMCID: PMC376029  PMID: 4318089

Abstract

Chick embryo fibroblasts brought into stationary phase of growth by maintenance in serum-free Eagle's MEM medium were infected with the Bryan strain of Rous sarcoma virus (B-RSV) and incubated for 18 hr in the presence of 5-bromo-deoxyuridine (BUdR). The cells were then allowed to resume growth and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis by addition of an enriched F12 medium containing serum and RSV antibody to prevent spread of viral infection. After 48 hr, the cultures were exposed for various periods to visible light, overlaid with solid culture medium, and observed for the appearance of foci of transformed cells. In cultures treated with BUdR at the time of infection, exposure to light resulted in a suppression of focus formation of from 50 to 90% in various experiments. Treatment with BUdR for 18 hr before infection or on the day after infection, followed by exposure to light, had no effect on focus formation. In cultures in which almost all cells were infected, treatment with BUdR followed by exposure to light did not result in cell death. This suggests that suppression of transformation is not due to selective killing of infected cells by this treatment but rather to the intracellular inactivation of the transforming ability of Rous sarcoma proviral DNA.

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