Abstract
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is characterized by a hyperimmune state toward the polypep-tides of measles virus except the matrix (M) protein. Using cloned (3H)-labeled complementary DNA probes for in situ hybridization, we found the IM protein and nucleocapsid (NP) protein nucleotide sequences in glial cells and neurons of cryostat sections from two SSPE brains. In one SSPE brain, M protein was lacking, but the other measles polypeptides were present. IgG and IgM antibodies eluted from that brain lacked antibodies to M protein, but antibodies to other measles polypeptides were present. In SSPE brain, the viral M-protein defect is not a deletion of the M gene, but rather a block in gene expression.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1605-1609 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Neurology |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1985 |
Externally published | Yes |