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      Persistent infection with a nontransforming RNA virus leads to impaired growth factor receptors and response.

      Journal of Cellular Physiology
      Animals, DNA Replication, Embryo, Mammalian, Epidermal Growth Factor, metabolism, Fibroblasts, microbiology, ultrastructure, Mammalian orthoreovirus 3, isolation & purification, physiology, Mice, Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, Receptor, Insulin, analysis, Receptors, Cell Surface, deficiency, Reoviridae

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          The potential role of viral persistence with nontransforming viruses on cellular growth and cellular function has received little attention. We found that when infected with type 3 reovirus (five plaque-forming units (PFU/cell), balb/C 3T3 cells (a mouse embryo fibroblast cell line) undergo a limited lytic phase. The surviving cells, about 90% of the original cells, appear morphologically normal by light microscopy and exhibit normal growth patterns in serum-supplemented medium but are persistently infected by electron microscopy. These persistently infected cells shed infectious virus in the culture medium (1.6-60 X 10(6) PFU per 10(6) cells per 24 h). In comparison to control uninfected 3T3 cells, the persistently infected cells exhibit a 70-90% decrease in receptor number for epidermal growth factor (EGF). This occurs without production of any EGF-like material and is associated with a parallel decrease in EGF-stimulated DNA synthesis. By contrast, insulin receptors are increased in number three-fold and insulin and serum stimulated DNA synthesis are comparable to control uninfected cells. These results suggest that persistent infection with a nontransforming virus may lead to major alteration in control of cell growth by specific growth factors.

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