title: A growth-promoting factor for human myeloid leukemia cells from horse serum identified as horse serum transferrin.
abstract: A growth-promoting factor for human myeloid cells was purified to apparent homogeneity from horse serum by a combination of gel filtration, blue Sepharose affinity chromatography, Mono Q anion-exchange chromatography, Mono P chromatofocusing and sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The growth promoter was an iron-bound, single glycopolypeptide chain with a molecular weight of 84,000, an isoelectric point of 5.4 and an amino terminal sequence of Glu-Gln-Thr-Val-Arg-Trp-Cys-Thr-Val-Ser-Asn-His-Glu-Val-Ser-Lys-. According to the results of the amino acid sequence, iron binding ability and physicochemical properties, we identified the growth-promoting factor as horse serum transferrin. It was highly active in promoting the proliferation of a human monocytic leukemia cell line, THP-1, as well as of two other human myeloid cell lines, HL-60 and K-562. It had the same activity in proliferating THP-1 cells as 5% fetal calf serum-supplemented medium. Horse serum transferrin could be substituted for human or bovine serum transferrin.
authors.affiliation: Medical Science Laboratory, Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshinari
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mimura
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D007526:Isoelectric Point; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000473:pathology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014168:Transferrin / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances; D014168:Transferrin; D007501:Iron