LIFE09200604007 Tabish - Homi Bhabha National Institute
LIFE09200604007 Tabish - Homi Bhabha National Institute
LIFE09200604007 Tabish - Homi Bhabha National Institute
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Results<br />
Fig. 11: Morphological analysis of established lymphoblastoid cell lines. Light microscopy image of<br />
LCL showing typical rosette morphology. Cells grow in clumps while single cells are also seen (a).<br />
Confocal microscopy image of cells in EBV transformed cell lines showing big nucleus and numerous<br />
vacuoles (b). Flow cytometry cluster plot showing two distinct populations in LCL where lower R1<br />
population represents mono cell suspension and R2 population represents cell aggregates (c).<br />
4.1.3 Cell surface marker<br />
EBV specifically infects B cells hence immunophenotyping for B cell specific<br />
marker was done to ensure pure population. Antibodies against B (CD19), T (CD3) and<br />
NK (CD56) cell surface markers were used. Data confirmed that cells from<br />
representative randomly selected LCLs showed expression of typical B cell surface<br />
marker (CD19) while markers for T cell (CD3) and NK cells (CD56) were absent (Fig.<br />
12), thus ascertaining the purity of growing cultures.<br />
4.1.4 DNA ploidy analysis<br />
DNA ploidy status of the LCLs was assessed immediately after cell line<br />
preparation at low population doubling (