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Purification of human respiratory syncytial virus by ultracentrifugation in iodixanol density gradient

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Soren Nielsen, Dr Lynette Morgan, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Toms

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Abstract

Ultracentrifugation in sucrose density gradient remains the most commonly used technique for hRSV purification. However, the high viscosity and hyper-osmotic property of sucrose can cause damage to the extremely labile virus leading to loss of infectivity. To overcome these limitations, an alternative purification technique was developed using iodixanol as gradient medium, incorporating MgSO4 as a stabilizing agent and EDTA to disaggregate the virus prior to infectivity assay. Virus particles were banded at the 20-36% interface after purification of polyethylene glycol-concentrated viruses by rate zonal ultracentrifugation on a 20-52% discontinuous iodixanol gradient. The presence of the virus was confirmed by viral fusion glycoprotein content using ELISA. After further purification by buoyant density ultracentrifugation on a 20-52% continuous gradient, the virus was recovered in the region of density 1.15-1.19 g/ml and this was confirmed by the coincidence of the infectivity titre, viral genome and fusion glycoprotein peaks. Analysis of recovery rates showed that the use of iodixanol increased the virus yield up to 69%. Iodixanol was also found to be non-toxic to HeLa cells used in infectivity assay, eliminating the need of its downstream removal by dialysis. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


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Author(s): Gias E, Nielsen SU, Morgan LAF, Toms GL

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Virological Methods

Year: 2008

Volume: 147

Issue: 2

Pages: 328-332

ISSN (print): 0166-0934

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Publisher: Elsevier BV

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2007.09.013

DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2007.09.013

PubMed id: 18029032


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076985Wellcome Trust

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