title: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptor mediated cell growth and differentiation.
abstract: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) can elicit different biological responses through interaction with its receptor (G-CSFR). A series of G-CSFR expressing clones were established from WEHI-3B D+ myelomonocytic leukemia cells and interleukin-3 (IL-3) dependent Ba/F3 preB cells by transduction of a G-CSFR cDNA. The overexpression of the G-CSFR from the expression vector promoted differentiation in WEHI-3B D+ cells exposed to G-CSF, while, in contrast, the cytokine supported growth in Ba/F3 cells transfected with the expression plasmid in the absence of IL-3. Western blotting, immunoprecipitation and cell surface labeling with Na[125I] followed by immunoprecipitation with an anti-G-CSFR antibody revealed different patterns of detected proteins in these two cell lines, implying that different forms of the G-CSFR were generated which produced distinct biological responses and/or that different cell-type specific signal transducers were involved in the production of cellular differentiation or growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Sartorelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000235:genetics; D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D009195:Peroxidase