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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-7-12
pubmed:abstractText
A microtransfection method, using either the DEAE-dextran or the Ca.phosphate procedure has been developed. A plasmid expressing the luciferase-encoding gene under the control of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) LTR promoter was constructed. Transfections were performed in 96-well plates, allowing statistical evaluation of the results. This microtransfection method requires the use of 100- to 1000-fold less plasmid and cells than in a conventional chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) assay. A Luciferase index which takes into account cell viability after transfection has been defined using a semi-automated absorbance assay. A 20-h incubation period post-transfection is sufficient for optimal results. Basal long terminal repeat activity and autologous Tat transactivation were studied in various lymphoid, monocytic and adherent human cell lines. Infection of microtransfected cells by HIV activated luc expression. This assay can thus also be used for rapid detection and quantitation of HIV. Antiviral activities of drugs can be assessed in a two-day test.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0378-1119
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
197-205
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-DNA, Recombinant, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Gene Expression Regulation, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Gene Products, tat, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-HIV, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Luciferases, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-Virus Replication, pubmed-meshheading:2189784-tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
A microtransfection method using the luciferase-encoding reporter gene for the assay of human immunodeficiency virus LTR promoter activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Unité d'Oncologie Virale, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't