Spontaneous production of gamma interferon and induced production of beta interferon by human T-lymphoblastoid cell lines.
AUTOR(ES)
Morris, A G
RESUMO
Two human T-lymphoblastoid cell lines, CCRF/CEM and Molt 4, produced beta interferon (IFN-beta) upon infection with Sendai virus. Molt 4, but not CCRF/CEM, spontaneously produced up to 300 U of IFN-gamma per ml, apparently not contaminated with IFN-alpha or -beta. Phytohemagglutinin, a T-cell mitogen, did not stimulate IFN production in these lines. A third T-lymphoblastoid line, CCRF/HSB2, produced no IFN either spontaneously or after infection with Sendai virus or treatment with phytohemagglutinin. The Molt 4 cells contained an mRNA which could be translated by oocytes to give IFN-gamma. Molt 4 cells therefore provide a convenient source of human IFN-gamma and its mRNA for experimental purposes.
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