title: A major binding protein for leukemia inhibitory factor in normal mouse serum: identification as a soluble form of the cellular receptor.
abstract: A protein that specifically binds leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) has been isolated from normal mouse serum by using four successive fractionation steps: chromatography on a LIF affinity matrix, anion-exchange chromatography, size-exclusion chromatography, and preparative native gel electrophoresis. The purified LIF-binding protein (LBP) is a glycoprotein with an apparent molecular mass of 90 kDa that specifically binds 125I-labeled murine LIF with an affinity comparable to that of the low-affinity cellular LIF receptor (Kd = 600 pM). N-terminal sequencing has identified this protein as a soluble truncated form of the alpha chain of the cellular LIF receptor. LBP is present in normal mouse serum at high levels (1 microgram/ml) and these levels are elevated in pregnant mice and reduced in neonatal mice. Since normal serum concentrations of LBP can block the biological actions of LIF in culture, LBP may serve as an inhibitor of the systemic effects of locally produced LIF.
authors.affiliation: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Layton
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Metcalf
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Nicola
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D053680:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor alpha Subunit; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D053606:Receptors, OSM-LIF; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D015850:Interleukin-6; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D053680:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor alpha Subunit; C507838:Lif protein, mouse; C507841:Lifr protein, mouse; D008222:Lymphokines; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D053606:Receptors, OSM-LIF