Generation of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-immortalized B cell lines

Curr Protoc Immunol. 2007 Feb:Chapter 7:7.22.1-7.22.4. doi: 10.1002/0471142735.im0722s76.

Abstract

Immortalization of B lymphocytes by EBV is an effective procedure for inducing long-term growth of certain human B lymphocytes. The protocol described in this unit to accomplish this can be divided into three stages: preparation of virus, preparation of target cells to be immortalized, and EBV infection and growth of infected cells.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • B-Lymphocytes / cytology*
  • B-Lymphocytes / virology
  • Cell Line, Transformed*
  • Cell Transformation, Viral*
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / physiology*
  • Humans