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Comparative Study
. 1977 Oct;24(1):211-21.
doi: 10.1128/JVI.24.1.211-221.1977.

Specific binding sites for a parvovirus, minute virus of mice, on cultured mouse cells

P Linser, H Bruning, R W Armentrout
Comparative Study

Specific binding sites for a parvovirus, minute virus of mice, on cultured mouse cells

P Linser et al. J Virol. 1977 Oct.

Abstract

The early interactions between parvoviruses and host cells have not been extensively described previously. In this study we have characterized some aspects of viral binding to the cell surface and demonstrated the existence of specific cellular receptor sites for minute virus of mice (MVM) on two murine cell lines that are permissive for viral growth. The interaction had a pH optimum of 7.0 to 7.2, and both the rate and extent of the reactions were slightly affected by temperature. Mouse A-9 cells (L-cell derivative) had approximately 5 X 10(5) specific MVM binding sites per cell, and Friend erythroleukemia cells had 1.5 X 10(5) MVM sites per cell. In contrast, the nonpermissive mouse lymphoid cell line L1210 lacked specific viral receptors. Also, cloned lines of A-9 cells resistant to viral infection have been isolated. One of these lines lacked the "specific" virus attachment sites but exhibited low levels of nonsaturable virus binding. Based on these examples, infectivity is correlated with the presence of specific viral receptors on the cell surface.

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