Marker rescue of a transformation-negative Epstein-Barr virus recombinant from an infected Burkitt lymphoma cell line: a method useful for analysis of genes essential for transformation

A Marchini, E Kieff, R Longnecker
1993 Journal of Virology  
A Burkitt lymphoma cell line infected in vitro with a transformation-defective mutant recombinant Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was used to attempt marker rescue of transformation competence by transfection with cloned wild-type DNA. EBV replication was induced in the transfected cells, and wild-type EBV DNA recombined via flanking homologous sequences adjacent to the deletion, resulting in a virus which transformed primary B lymphocytes in vitro. This strategy should be useful for molecular genetic
more » ... analysis of the role of part or all of any gene in cell growth transformation. on May 9, 2020 by guest
doi:10.1128/jvi.67.1.606-609.1993 fatcat:sintf3ku5zeddirftlhptt4e6e