MOLECULAR-CLONING AND STRUCTURE OF A PRE-B-CELL GROWTH-STIMULATING FACTOR
MOLECULAR-CLONING AND STRUCTURE OF A PRE-B-CELL GROWTH-STIMULATING FACTOR
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.91.6.2305
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发表时间:
1994-03-15
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
KISHIMOTO, T
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作者:
NAGASAWA, T;KIKUTANI, H;KISHIMOTO, T
Generation and proliferation of early B-cell progenitors have been known to require stromal cell-derived molecules. A stromal cell line, PA6, was found to produce a soluble mediator, which was distinct from interleukin 7 (IL-7) and stem cell factor and supported the proliferation of a stromal cell-dependent pre-B-cell clone, DW34. A cDNA clone encoding this DW34 growth-stimulating factor was isolated by expression cloning. The nucleotide sequence contained a single substantial open reading frame of 267 nucleotides encoding an 89-amino acid polypeptide. The amino acid sequence of this cytokine, designated pre-B-cell growth-stimulating factor (PBSF), revealed that it is a member of intercrine alpha subfamily. Recombinant PBSF stimulated the proliferation of DW34 cells for itself and, furthermore, synergistically augmented the growth of DW34 as well as bone marrow B-cell progenitors in the presence of IL-7.