Formation of heterosymplasts in human reticular cell cultures
Khesin, I.E.; Voronina, F.V.; Amchenkova, A.M.; Gulevich, N.E.; Sovetova, G.P.
Tsitologiia 20(9): 1065-1069
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-3771 PMID: 214917 Document Number: 136918
The cell fusion has been studied in human reticular cell cultures J-96 and J-41 treated with the Sendai virus or with polyethylene glycol 1000 and 6000. The J-96 cells have a high alkaline phosphatase activity, in J-41 cells the enzyme is not detectable. No heterogenous alkaline phosphatase activity was seen in the protoplasm of symplasts 18 hours after virus cell fusion. It has been shown with polyethylene glycol treatment that during the fusion of cells J-96 and J-41 the enzyme activity was spreading over the symplast protoplasm.