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Vaccinia virus ts mutant

VR-3163

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Product category
Viruses
Product type
Animal virus
Classification
Poxviridae, Orthopoxvirus
Strain designation
IHD-W Dts67
Isolation source
This conditional lethal mutant, originally designated plaque isolate number 8125, was isolated from the IHD-W strain of Vaccinia by S. Dales, selected after mutagenesis with nitrosoguanidine and replication in the presence of bromodeoxyuridine. This mutant was assigned to Dales EM category E, inducing foci of viroplasm, aberrant membranes without spicules, and DNA paracrystals in infected cells. The mutation was assigned by complementation analysis (Lackner, et al, 2003) to vaccinia map location D13, which encodes a 65-kDa protein thought to function as a scaffold protein for the formation of viral crescents and immature virions. The non-permissive incubation temperature is 39.5°C.
Product format
Frozen
Storage conditions
-70°C or colder
Mission Collection Item
This is a Mission Collection Item.

Documentation

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Detailed product information

General

Specific applications
The mutation was assigned by complementation analysis (Lackner, et al, 2003) to vaccinia map location D13, which encodes a 65-kDa protein thought to function as a scaffold protein for the formation of viral crescents and immature virions.
Vaccination is recommended for laboratory staff manipulating vaccinia, monkeypox, and cowpox viruses.

Characteristics

Comments
This conditional lethal mutant, originally designated plaque isolate number 8125, was isolated from the IHD-W strain of Vaccinia by S. Dales, selected after mutagenesis with nitrosoguanidine and replication in the presence of bromodeoxyuridine. This mutant was assigned to Dales EM category E, inducing foci of viroplasm, aberrant membranes without spicules, and DNA paracrystals in infected cells. The mutation was assigned by complementation analysis (Lackner, et al, 2003) to vaccinia map location D13, which encodes a 65-kDa protein thought to function as a scaffold protein for the formation of viral crescents and immature virions. The non-permissive incubation temperature is 39.5oC.
Vaccination is recommended for laboratory staff manipulating vaccinia, monkeypox, and cowpox viruses.
Mycoplasma contamination
Not detected

Handling information

Host
BSC40 [BSC-40] (ATCC CRL-2761)
Alternate hosts: MRC-5, BSC-1, HeLa, LLC-MK2
Effects
cell death; cell enlargement; cell rounding; cell sloughing; CPE; plaque formation
Complete medium
EMEM (ATCC® 30-2003™) + 2% FBS (ATCC® 30-2020™)
Temperature
31°C
Atmosphere
95% Air, 5% CO2
Incubation
1-3 days at 31°C with 5% CO2
Recommendation for infection
For best results cells should be 24 to 48 hours old and 80% - 90% confluent (not 100% confluent) for inoculation.
Handling notes
Selected after mutagenesis with nitrosoguanidine and replication in the presence of bromodeoxyuridine.  The non-permissive incubation temperature is 39.5°C.  This mutant was assigned to Dales EM category E, inducing foci of viroplasm, aberrant membranes without spicules, and DNA paracrystals in infected cells.  The mutation was assigned by complementation analysis (Lackner, et al, 2003) to vaccinia map location D13, which encodes a 65-kDa protein thought to function as a scaffold protein for the formation of viral crescents and immature virions.

Key abbreviations
BSC-40 cells, African green monkey kidney cells
CPE, Cytopathic effect
EMEM, Eagle's Minimum Essential Medium
FBS, Fetal bovine serum
ts, Temperature sensitive
TCID[50], Median tissue culture infective dose

History

Depositors
S. Dales, R. Condit

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

Curated Citations

Dales S, et al. Biogenesis of vaccinia: isolation of conditional lethal mutants and electron microscopic characterization of their phenotypically expressed defects. Virology 84: 403-428, 1978. PubMed: 622807

Lackner CA, et al. Complementation analysis of the Dales collection of vaccinia virus temperature-sensitive mutants. Virology 305: 240-259, 2003. PubMed: 12573570

Condit RC, et al. Isolation, characterization, and physical mapping of temperature-sensitive mutants of vaccinia virus. Virology 128: 429-443, 1983. PubMed: 6577746

Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th ed. HHS. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2007. The entire text is available online.

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