Figure 1.
KSHV vGPCR expression results in cell-cycle arrest with decrease in proportion of cells in S phase. (A) BC3.14 cells were exposed to 2 μg/mL doxycycline where indicated for 48 hours to induce vGPCR expression. Cells were then stained with propidium iodide and analyzed by FCM. The percentage of cells in each cell phase is shown. Average of 2 independent experiments is shown. *P ≤ .05 compared with corresponding point in “No Doxy” panel. (B) BC3.14 cells were exposed to doxycycline where indicated for 48 hours and then fixed to glass slide by cytocentrifugation. Cells were incubated with BrdU for 6 hours followed by FITC-conjugated anti-BrdU. (C) BC3.14 cells were exposed to doses of doxycycline as shown for up to 120 hours. BrdU staining was performed at each time point. Cells were manually counted, and the average of 3 experiments is shown. Error bars indicate SD.