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Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding a murine haematopoietic growth regulator, granulocyte—macrophage colony stimulating factor

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cDNA clones specifying the murine granulocyte–macrophage colony stimulating factor have been isolated. This haematopoietic growth factor is encoded by a unique gene specifying a messenger RNA of 1,200 nucleotides and a polypeptide of 118 amino acids. It bears no structural similarity to the functionally related factor, interleukin-3, described recently.

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  1. Melbourne Tumour Biology Branch, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, 3050, Australia

    Nicholas M. Gough, Jill Gough, Dianne Grail, Antony W. Burgess & Ashley R. Dunn

  2. The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Post Office, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, 3050, Australia

    Donald Metcalf, Anne Kelso & Nicos A. Nicola

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Gough, N., Gough, J., Metcalf, D. et al. Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding a murine haematopoietic growth regulator, granulocyte—macrophage colony stimulating factor. Nature 309, 763–767 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/309763a0

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