Aaronson S, Todaro S
Science. 1969 Oct 17;166(3903):390-1. doi: 10.1126/science.166.3903.390.
The DNA isolated from simian virus 40 (SV40) can transform human fibroblast cells in tissue culture. Clonal lines of DNA-transformed human cells have been obtained that have properties characteristic of cells transformed by whole virus. They all contain SV40 T-antigen, and infectious virus can be recovered by cocultivation. This is the first demonstration of a permanent genetic alteration produced in human cells by purified DNA.
从猴病毒40(SV40)中分离出的DNA能在组织培养中转化人成纤维细胞。现已获得DNA转化的人细胞克隆系,这些克隆系具有被完整病毒转化的细胞的特征特性。它们都含有SV40 T抗原,并且通过共培养可回收感染性病毒。这是首次证明纯化的DNA能在人细胞中产生永久性基因改变。