A comparative study of tick-borne encephalitis virus RNA synthesis in acutely and persistently infected cells.

Rate zonal and buoyant density gradient centrifugation did not reveal any difference between tick-borne encephalitis virus virions released from acutely or persistently infected cells. All three RNA species characteristic for flavivirus replication were found both in acutely or persistently infected cells, but increased levels of intracellular 42S RNA polyadenylation was observed in persistently infected cells.