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. 1979 Nov;5(6):1079-89.
doi: 10.1007/BF01542661.

Enrichment of human heterokaryons by Ficoll gradient for complementation analysis of iduronate sulfatase deficiency

Enrichment of human heterokaryons by Ficoll gradient for complementation analysis of iduronate sulfatase deficiency

L R Eisenberg et al. Somatic Cell Genet. 1979 Nov.

Abstract

Ficoll gradients have been used to enrich for heterokaryons in cultures of human skin fibroblasts following polyethylene glycol (PEG) induced fusion. These gradients provide a simple and consistent method for obtaining populations of multinucleated cells, at least twofold greater than those resulting from fusion alone. Formation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) heteropolymers has been used as a functional assay for the presence of heterokaryons. Analysis of cell populations enriched for multinucleated cells has revealed complementation leading to iduronate sulfatase activity in heterokaryons derived from iduronate sulfatase-deficient fibroblasts expressing the Hunter and multiple sulfatase-deficiency mutations.

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