title: Purification and cloning of interferon alpha.
abstract: Interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on June 5, 1986 and paved the way for development of many other cytokines and growth factors. Nevertheless, we have barely touched the surface of understanding the multitude of human IFNs. This paper reviews the history of the purification of human leukocyte IFN, the cloning of the IFN-alphas, and the current state of knowledge of human interferon alpha genes and proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. Pestka@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pestka
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000266:history / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha; D004247:DNA