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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
We compared the biologic activities of 85-kDa macrophage-CSF (85-kDa M-CSF), which is fully active, and a proteoglycan M-CSF (PG-M-CSF). Both originate from the same precursor, but the latter retains the carboxyl-terminal portion, which must be proteolytically removed from the precursor to generate 85-kDa M-CSF and which is uniquely modified by a chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycan chain. PG-M-CSF supported the formation of murine macrophage colonies such as 85-kDa M-CSF. Furthermore, PG-M-CSF stimulated the proliferation of murine bone marrow macrophages, an M-CSF-dependent murine cell line, and an M-CSF-responsive human cell line established by transfer of the human M-CSF receptor gene. PG-M-CSF and 85-kDa M-CSF had equivalent specific biologic activities on a molar basis in all bioassays. The activity of PG-M-CSF was not affected by enzymatically removing the glycosaminoglycan chain when assayed by the formation of macrophage colonies and proliferation of the bone marrow macrophages. We analyzed the phosphorylation on tyrosine residue(s) of the M-CSF receptor in response to these M-CSFs that trigger mitogenic responses. PG-M-CSF rapidly (within 10 min) induced receptor phosphorylation in human cells with the same potency as 85-kDa M-CSF. These results indicate that PG-M-CSF is not a latent form or precursor of 85-kDa M-CSF but a fully biologically active cytokine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
159
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1860-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Biologic activity of proteoglycan macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
pubmed:affiliation
Biochemical Research Laboratory, Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd., Zama, Kanagawa, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article