title: Molecular cloning and expression of gerbil granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
abstract: Using a combination of cross species reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and 3' rapid amplification of cDNA ends techniques, we cloned the cDNA encoding gerbil granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). The open reading frame had 81% nucleotide identity with its mouse counterpart, while the mature protein had 80% homology with mature mouse GM-CSF. COS-7 cells transfected with gerbil GM-CSF cDNA secreted high levels of bioactive GM-CSF, as their supernatant stimulated gerbil bone-marrow cell proliferation and colony formation in semi-solid medium.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Parasitology, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC, Canada H9X 3V9.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gaucher
authors.forename: Kris
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chadee
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D019556:COS Cells; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000494:pharmacology; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000235:genetics*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor