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  • Title: Assessment of membrane fusion efficiency and its use for distinguishing epitopes on the fusion (F) protein of Sendai virus (HVJ).
    Author: Miura N, Soe G, Uchida T, Okada Y.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 1993 Aug 16; 194(3):1051-7. PubMed ID: 7688959.
    Abstract:
    Upon incubation of radioiodinated Sendai virus with Ehrlich ascites tumor cells to induce viral envelope-cell membrane fusion, TCA-soluble radioactivity was found to be rapidly released from the virus into the medium. The amount of the TCA-soluble 125I species released into the medium was correlated with the extent of envelope-membrane fusion. Using a new method based on this phenomenon, we evaluated the fusion-inhibiting activity of monoclonal anti-F protein antibodies and could distinguish epitopes within partially overlapping regions of the F protein by their effects on fusion activity. We concluded this method is a reliable and sensitive one for measuring envelope-membrane fusion.
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