Comparative Studies on the Structure of Human Adenovirus Genomes 4, 7 and 21.
Abstract
A sensitive method was developed to label the 5' termini of Ad DNA which was found to be applicable to Ad 7, Ad 4 and Ad 21 DNA due to the presence of a tyrosine-containing peptide covalently attached to these DNA molecules. Ad 7 vaccine strain was passaged in 293 cells and then grown in large amounts in suspension cultures of KB cells. The DNA was extracted and purified. Restriction enzyme analysis of vaccine and Greider Ad 7 strains revealed that the two strains gave identical cleavage patterns with 8 restriction enzymes. Ad 4 prototype strain (ATCC) have been passaged in 293 cells and then grown in large amounts in suspension cultures of human KB cells. The DNA from these virions have been extracted and purified. Ad 21 vaccine strain has been passaged in 293 cells and then the virus was grown in KB cell suspension cultures. We are currently in the process of isolating the DNA and analyzing its genomic organization with several restriction enzymes. We analyzed the efficiencies of different protocols for titering the live Ad vaccine strains Ad 4, Ad 7 and Ad 21 present in enteric coated tablets.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA139669
Entities
People
- R. Padmanabhan
Organizations
- University of Maryland, Baltimore