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Abstract

A human B-cell growth factor (BCGF) (12 kilodaltons) supports the clonal proliferation of B lymphocytes. A clone was isolated that contained the proper structural sequence to encode biologically active, 12-kilodalton BCGF in Escherichia coli and to hybridize to a specific messenger RNA, identified by in vitro translation in Xenopus laevis oocytes. A relatively hydrophobic region of 18 amino acids was found at the amino terminal of the 124-amino acid-long polypeptide. The carboxyl terminal is composed of at least 32 amino acids that are derived from nucleotide sequences bearing significant homology to the Alu repeat family.

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Sharma, S., Mehta, S., Morgan, J., & Maizel, A. (1987). Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Human B-Cell Growth Factor Gene in Escherichia coli. Science, 235(4795), 1489–1492.

Authors 4
  1. Surendra Sharma (first)
  2. Shashi Mehta (additional)
  3. John Morgan (additional)
  4. Abby Maizel (additional)
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@article{Sharma_1987, title={Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Human B-Cell Growth Factor Gene in Escherichia coli}, volume={235}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.3547651}, DOI={10.1126/science.3547651}, number={4795}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Sharma, Surendra and Mehta, Shashi and Morgan, John and Maizel, Abby}, year={1987}, month=mar, pages={1489–1492} }