Table 1.

Ligand binding affinities of wild-type and mutated GM-CSF receptors expressed in COS cells

Mutant kd (mean ± SD) Receptor affinity
Wild-type GMRαβ  203.63 ± 58.03 pmol/L  High affinity  
Wild-type GMRα  6.38 ± 1.57 nmol/L  Low affinity  
GMRβ-Ala58  8.41 ± 1.88 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Ala191  8.90 ± 1.99 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Ala346  5.74 ± 1.65 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Ala58/191/346  7.10 ± 1.62 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Asp58  7.68 ± 2.27 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Asp191  6.69 ± 1.10 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Asp346  6.89 ± 1.87 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Asp58/191/346  7.59 ± 3.03 nmol/L  Low affinity 
Mutant kd (mean ± SD) Receptor affinity
Wild-type GMRαβ  203.63 ± 58.03 pmol/L  High affinity  
Wild-type GMRα  6.38 ± 1.57 nmol/L  Low affinity  
GMRβ-Ala58  8.41 ± 1.88 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Ala191  8.90 ± 1.99 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Ala346  5.74 ± 1.65 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Ala58/191/346  7.10 ± 1.62 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Asp58  7.68 ± 2.27 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Asp191  6.69 ± 1.10 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Asp346  6.89 ± 1.87 nmol/L  Low affinity 
GMRβ-Asp58/191/346  7.59 ± 3.03 nmol/L  Low affinity 

Expression plasmids encoding the α subunit were transfected alone or cotransfected with plasmids encoding wild-type or mutated β subunit to measure GM-CSF binding affinity. The data were derived from at least 3 independent experiments.

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