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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 (

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