permissive cell

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permissive cell

[pər′mis·iv ′sel]

(virology)

A cell that supports replication of a virus.

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Dengue viruses replicate well in C6/36 cells and in other mosquito lines, they are presently used as sensitive assays for virus isolation from patients, and Vero are also permissive cell lines [15].

Chloroquine inhibits dengue virus type 2 replication in Vero cells but not in C6/36 cells

The HEK293-FT cell line was selected as a standard permissive cell line for its high transfection rate (20), (24)

Optimization of gene transfection in murine myeloma cell lines using different transfection reagents

Figure 17.2 in Basic Virology [12], illustrating the replication cycle of the closely related SV40 in a permissive cell, shows no viral integration but provides no references to associated experimental evidence.

The role of the medical librarian in the basic biological sciences: a case study in virology and evolution

The higher load and longer detection of Zika virus RNA in this compartment might be attributable to Zika virus replication in permissive cells of the skin (e.g., human dermal fibroblasts and epidermal keratinocytes); capillaries; or both (6).

Zika Virus Persistence and Higher Viral Loads in Cutaneous Capillaries Than in Venous Blood

A primary difficulty in modifying permissive cells for the strategies mentioned above lies in their "personalization" in that permissive cells of each patient must be collected and modified instead of manufacturing and using the same type of drug, as in traditional therapies.

Advancements in Developing Strategies for Sterilizing and Functional HIV Cures

In permissive cells, in fact, the JCV entry into the nucleus is followed by the transcription of the early gene TAg.

New insights on human polyomavirus JC and pathogenesis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy