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We screened for immunoglobulin (Ig) production stimulating factor (IPSF) which enhanced Ig production of human-to-human hybridomas in serum-free culture, and found that culture supernatant and lysate of human lymphoblastoid Namalwa cells stimulated proliferation and Ig production of human-to-human hybridoma HB4C5 cells. The IPSF in Namalwa lysate was partially purified with DEAE-Toyopearl 650M, hydroxylapatite and Superose 6HR 10/30 column chromatographies. The partially purified IPSF was a macromolecule of about 500 000 dalton containing 72 000 dalton protein as a major component. The activity was stable at pH 6 to 12, but inactivated partially by heating over 40° C (60% decrease) and completely by trypsin digestion. These results suggest that the IPSF activity is due to its protein and heat-stable components. The Namalwa IPSF stimulated proliferation of human-to-human hybridomas but not that of mouse-to-mouse hybridomas. The IPSF also stimulated Ig production of human-to-human hybridomas derived from NAT-30 cells, but not that of other human-to-human or mouse-to-mouse hybridomas. NAT-30 is a human fusion partner derived from Namalwa cells. These results suggest that the Namalwa IPSF is an autocrine factor that stimulates proliferation and Ig production of hybridomas derived from NAT-30 cells.
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This work was supported in part by a grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan) and by Sapporo Bioscience Foundation.
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Yamada, K., Akiyoshi, K., Murakami, H. et al. Partial purification and characterization of immunoglobulin production stimulating factor derived from namalwa cells. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol 25, 243–247 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02628461
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