Publication Date:
1989-12-15
Description:
A protein secreted by cultured rat heart cells can direct the choice of neurotransmitter phenotype made by cultured rat sympathetic neurons. Structural analysis and biological assays demonstrated that this protein is identical to a protein that regulates the growth and differentiation of embryonic stem cells and myeloid cells, and that stimulates bone remodeling and acute-phase protein synthesis in hepatocytes. This protein has been termed D factor, DIA, DIF, DRF, HSFIII, and LIF. Thus, this cytokine, like IL-6 and TGF beta, regulates growth and differentiation in the embryo and in the adult in many tissues, now including the nervous system.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Yamamori, T -- Fukada, K -- Aebersold, R -- Korsching, S -- Fann, M J -- Patterson, P H -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1989 Dec 15;246(4936):1412-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Biology Division, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2512641" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Base Sequence
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Cell Differentiation
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Cells, Cultured
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Choline/*physiology
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Cloning, Molecular
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DNA/genetics
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*Growth Inhibitors/genetics/pharmacology/secretion
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Humans
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Immunosorbent Techniques
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*Interleukin-6
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Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
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*Lymphokines
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Mice
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Myocardium/*metabolism
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Neurons/*cytology
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Rats
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Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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