Abstract
Long-term culture of C8166 cells in serum-free media can result in changes in their level of expression of immunologically important cell surface makers and a loss of infectivity by HIV-1. We have now demonstrated that these phenotypic changes are due to an outgrowth of a very small number of contaminating cells of mouse origin. Our observations emphasize the importance of carefully recharacterizing any cells that have been adapted to grow in a serum-free culture media.
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