ATCC? Number:VR-2075?
Agent: Homo sapiens
Strain: alpha SVHVP1
Depositors: Genzyme Corp.
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : CV-1 cells (ATCCCCL-70)
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects in tissue culture
Comments : A pool of two recombinant viruses. One contains the gene for human choriogonadotropin (hCG) and one contains the gene for beta hCG. HindIII and BamHI linkers were added to an NcoI fragment of human alpha luteinizing hormone and it was cloned into HindIII/BamHI pBR322. SV40 map units 0 to 0.94 were then added between EcoRI and HindIII, including the SV40 promoter and replicon. [12607]
References : 12607: Reddy VB, et al. Heteropolymeric protein. US Patent 4,840,896 dated Jun 20 1989