title: Biological and biochemical characterization of bovine interleukin 2. Studies with cloned bovine T cells.
abstract: Bovine peripheral blood lymphocytes stimulated with the T cell mitogen concanavalin A (Con A) secrete a lymphokine with biological properties similar to T cell growth factor (TCGF) or interleukin 2 (IL 2) from other species. The material supports proliferation of Con A-derived T cell blasts, limiting dilution cloning of T cell blasts, and continuous growth of T cell clones for over 6 mo in vitro. A quantitative microassay with the use of TCGF-dependent, Con A-unresponsive cloned T cells was used to determine the biological activity during purification of IL 2. A single peak of activity with an apparent m.w. of 25,000 to 28,000 was recovered after gel filtration. This material eluted from DEAE-Sephacryl between 135 and 165 mM NaCl. After isoelectric focusing, high pressure liquid chromatography, and gel electrophoresis under reducing conditions, peak IL 2 activity was associated with proteins having m.w. of 20,000 and 23,000.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D002417:Cattle; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000032:analysis; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; D003208:Concanavalin A