title: Human leukemia cells synthesize and secrete proteins related to platelet-derived growth factor.
abstract: Human leukemia cells in culture (HL-60) synthesize and secrete proteins that are recognized by antiserum to human platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). The molecular mass of the intracellular proteins immunoprecipitated by PDGF antiserum ranged from 34 kDa to 240 kDa. PDGF-related proteins were also identified in the conditioned medium of the cells. Several of these immunoprecipitated proteins were glycosylated. A single protein of 46 kDa was immunoprecipitated from the cell-free translation products of mRNA obtained from the leukemia cells. Antiserum to the C but not to the N terminus of the predicted amino acid sequence of the transforming protein p28sis/PDGF-2 also immunoprecipitated proteins secreted by the HL-60 cells. These findings provide a direct demonstration for the synthesis and secretion of PDGF-like proteins by leukemia cells in culture. These proteins do not appear to be coded by the known c-sis/PDGF-2 locus since no sis mRNA was detectable in the HL-60 cells.
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D007938:Leukemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger