title: Receptor insertion into factor-dependent murine cell lines to develop specific bioassays for murine G-CSF and M-CSF and human GM-CSF.
abstract: cDNAs encoding the receptors for murine G-CSF, M-CSF or human GM-CSF were inserted into the murine hemopoietic continuous cell lines Ba/F3 or FDC-P1 and sublines selected that were then responsive to proliferative stimulation by these growth factors. When used in microwell assays the Ba/F3 G-CSF receptor-expressing cell line was able to detect 100 pg G-CSF per ml, the Ba/F3 M-CSF receptor-expressing cell line 100-400 pg M-CSF per ml and the FDC-P1 line expressing the alpha- and beta-chains of the human GM-CSF receptor detected 5-10 pg/ml of GM-CSF in test material. These cell lines appear satisfactory for use as selective bioassays for these colony stimulating factors in material potentially containing a mixture of growth factors.
authors.affiliation: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, P.O. Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Metcalf
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Willson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods*; D002460:Cell Line / Q000737:chemistry*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000032:analysis; D018274:Electroporation; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D016186:Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000032:analysis; D016184:Receptors, Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000032:analysis; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D016184:Receptors, Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016186:Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor