title: Macrophage chemotactic factor (MCF) produced by a human T cell hybridoma clone.
abstract: A human T cell hybridoma clone, D6-18, producing high levels of macrophage chemotactic factor (MCF) was established by the emetine-actinomycin D selection method. MCF was found to be present not only in the culture medium but also in the cell lysate of D6-18 cells. The secretion of the MCF from D6-18 cells was effectively inhibited by disodium cromoglycate, which is an inhibitor of the degranulation of mast cells, suggesting that MCF is stored in granules. The MCF of D6-18 cells was purified from the sonicated cell lysate by ion-exchange chromatographies and high-performance liquid chromatography. The amino acid sequence of the purified MCF was revealed to be WLGREDGSE or WLGRQDGSE. The synthetic peptide WLGREDGSE showed chemotactic activity against guinea pig macrophages and human monocytes at the concentration of about 10(-8) M.
authors.affiliation: Fundamental Research Center of Biological Science, Kao Corporation, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshizuka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Osawa
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D002474:Cell-Free System; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008264:Macrophages; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D010455:Peptides; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium