Different effects of chloramphenicol, dactinomycin, and streptovitacin A on synthesis of tumor and virion antigens in SV40 virus-infected cells

Development of a robust cytopathic effect-based high-throughput screening assay to identify novel inhibitors of dengue virus

We have developed a robust cytopathic effect-based high-throughput screening assay to identify inhibitors of dengue virus (DENV) infection. Screening of a small natural product library yielded 11 hits. Four of these were found to be potent inhibitors of DENV, although serotype differences were noted. Taken together, these data suggest that screening of larger and more complex molecule libraries may result in the identification of more potent and specific DENV inhibitors.

Comparative studies of the regeneration of HeLa cell receptors for poliovirus T1 and coxsackievirus B3

Enterovirus receptors of live HeLa cells have been shown to reappear after inactivation by proteolytic enzymes, provided the cells are incubated at 37 C in a nutritionally adequate medium. Regeneration of receptor activity for poliovirus T1 occurred at a significantly faster rate than for coxsackievirus B3. The regenerative process for both types of receptors studied evidently required an active process of protein synthesis, since it was found that reappearance of receptor activity was inhibited by streptovitacin A, puromycin, and actinomycin D. Substitution of p-fluorophenylalanine for the naturally occurring amino acid, at concentrations which inhibited virus synthesis, was without effect on regeneration of receptor activity. It is anticipated that these findings will aid in the study of the biosynthesis and subsequent chemical characterization of viral receptors of living host cells.