Genomic cloning, characterization, and multilineage growth-promoting activity of human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

  • K. Kaushansky
  • , P. J. O'Hara
  • , K. Berkner
  • , G. M. Segal
  • , F. S. Hagen
  • , J. W. Adamson

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Abstract

Through the use of long single-sequence oligonucleotide probes, the complete gene for human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (hGM-CSF) has been cloned from a human genomic library. The gene is 2.5 kilobases in length, contains three introns, and is present as a single copy in the human genome. When subcloned into the mammalian expression vector pD3, the gene directs the synthesis of authentic hGM-CSF. In addition to its stimulation of in vitro granulopoiesis and monopoiesis, recombinant hGM-CSF stimulates in vitro erythropoiesis and megakaryopoiesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3101-3105
Number of pages5
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume83
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

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