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Establishment of Epstein-Barr Virus Growth-transformed Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines
JoVE Journal
Immunology and Infection
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JoVE Journal Immunology and Infection
Establishment of Epstein-Barr Virus Growth-transformed Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines
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06:38 min

November 08, 2011

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Chapters

  • 01:35Isolation of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC)
  • 02:53Infection with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
  • 03:47Expansion and Cryopreservation of Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines (LCL)
  • 04:46Success of Outcome can be Predicted by Flow Cytometric Analysis of Cells
  • 05:58Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

We describe a method for generating transformed B cell lines using Epstein-Barr virus. We also illustrate a novel assay that can identify B cells destined to undergo transformation as early as three days after infection.

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