title: Identification through chemical cross-linking of distinct granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukin-3 receptors on myeloid leukemic cells, KG-1.
abstract: Granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin-3 (IL-3) each bind specifically to a small number of high-affinity receptors present on the surface of the cells of the acute myelogenous leukemia line, KG-1. Through chemical cross-linking of IL-3 and GM-CSF to KG-1 cells, we identified distinct binding proteins for each of these cytokines with approximate molecular masses of 69 and 93 Kd, respectively. Although these two binding proteins are distinct, GM-CSF and IL-3 compete with each other for binding to KG-1 cells. Other cell lines, which express receptors for either factor but not for both do not display this cross-competition for binding with IL-3 and GM-CSF. These findings imply that distinct IL-3 and GM-CSF binding proteins are expressed on the cell surface and that an association exists between these proteins on KG-1 cells.
authors.affiliation: Genetics Institute, Cambridge, MA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gesner
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Mufson
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D001667:Binding, Competitive; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D004705:Endocytosis; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000378:metabolism*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D016184:Receptors, Colony-Stimulating Factor; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000378:metabolism*; D016185:Receptors, Interleukin-3; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D006133:Growth Substances; D007377:Interleukin-3; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D016184:Receptors, Colony-Stimulating Factor; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D016185:Receptors, Interleukin-3; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor