Infection kinetics of human adenovirus serotype 41 in HEK 293 cells

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2009 Aug;104(5):736-44. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000500013.

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to acquire an overview of the infectious cycle of HAdV-41 in permissive HEK 293 cells and compare it to that observed with the prototype of the genus, Human adenovirus C HAdV-2. HEK 293 cells were infected with each virus separately and were harvested every 12 h for seven days. Infection kinetics were analysed using confocal and electronic microscopy. The results show that, when properly cultivated, HAdV-41 was not fastidious. It had a longer multiplication cycle, which resulted in the release of complete viral particles and viral stocks reached high titres. After 60 h of infection, the export of viral proteins from the infected cell to the extracellular milieu was observed, with a pattern similar to that previously described for HAdV-2 penton-base trafficking after 30 h of infection. HAdV-41 had a non-lytic cycle and the infection spread from the first infected cell to its neighbours. The release process of the viral particles is unknown. The results observed for HAdV-41 infection in HEK 293 cells show how different this virus is from the prototype HAdV-2 and provides information for the development of this vector for use in gene therapy.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviruses, Human / classification
  • Adenoviruses, Human / growth & development*
  • Adenoviruses, Human / pathogenicity
  • Adenoviruses, Human / ultrastructure
  • Animals
  • Cell Line / virology
  • Clone Cells
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Confocal
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Rabbits
  • Time Factors