ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A MOUSE INTERLEUKIN CDNA CLONE THAT EXPRESSES B-CELL STIMULATORY FACTOR-I ACTIVITIES AND T-CELL-STIMULATING AND MAST-CELL-STIMULATING ACTIVITIES
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A MOUSE INTERLEUKIN CDNA CLONE THAT EXPRESSES B-CELL STIMULATORY FACTOR-I ACTIVITIES AND T-CELL-STIMULATING AND MAST-CELL-STIMULATING ACTIVITIES
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.83.7.2061
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发表时间:
1986-04-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
ARAI, K
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作者:
LEE, F;YOKOTA, T;ARAI, K
A cDNA sequence coding for a unique mouse interleukin that expresses B-cell-, T-cell, and mast-cell-stimulating activities has been isolated from a mouse helper T-cell cDNA library. The library, constructed in the pcD expression vector, was screened by transfecting COS monkey cells with DNA pools to express the products encoded by full-length cDNA inserts. By assaying the transfected cell supernatants, we identified clones encoding a factor that stimulates T-cell and mast cell lines. This factor also induces Ia expression of resting B cells and enhances IgG1 and IgE production by B cells, two properties of .beta.-cell-stimulatory factor 1. The DNA sequence codes for a polypeptide of 140 amino acid residues including a putative signal peptide. These results demonstrate that a single cDNA clone distinct from interleukin 2 and interleukin 3 encodes a polypeptide with multiple biological activities.