Receptor insertion into factor-dependent murine cell lines to develop specific bioassays for murine G-CSF and M-CSF and human GM-CSF

Growth Factors. 1994;11(2):145-52. doi: 10.3109/08977199409001056.

Abstract

cDNAs encoding the receptors for murine G-CSF, M-CSF or human GM-CSF were inserted into the murine hemopoietic continuous cell lines Ba/F3 or FDC-P1 and sublines selected that were then responsive to proliferative stimulation by these growth factors. When used in microwell assays the Ba/F3 G-CSF receptor-expressing cell line was able to detect 100 pg G-CSF per ml, the Ba/F3 M-CSF receptor-expressing cell line 100-400 pg M-CSF per ml and the FDC-P1 line expressing the alpha- and beta-chains of the human GM-CSF receptor detected 5-10 pg/ml of GM-CSF in test material. These cell lines appear satisfactory for use as selective bioassays for these colony stimulating factors in material potentially containing a mixture of growth factors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biological Assay / methods*
  • Cell Line / chemistry*
  • DNA, Complementary / analysis
  • Electroporation
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / physiology*
  • Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / physiology*
  • Mice
  • Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / analysis
  • Receptors, Colony-Stimulating Factor / analysis*
  • Receptors, Colony-Stimulating Factor / genetics
  • Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / analysis
  • Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / analysis

Substances

  • DNA, Complementary
  • Receptors, Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor