Effect of Environmental pH on the Efficiency of Cellular Hybridization
- 1 July 1972
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 69 (7) , 1953-1956
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.69.7.1953
Abstract
The hybridization of a human and mouse cell was strikingly pH-dependent, with a well defined optimum at (about) pH 7.6-8.0. The yield of hybrid cell colonies (1 per 500-2000 heterokaryocytes) was several hundred times greater than that obtained at pH 6.8-7.2. Although there was a significant effect on the efficiency of cell fusion, the critical time for the pH effect was in the first 4-8 days after fusion, presumably while viable hybrids were being formed from the multinucleated heterokaryocytes.Keywords
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