Tissue factor expression during monocyte-macrophage differentiation.

Tissue factor (TF), the high affinity receptor and cofactor of factor VII, is considered as the main procoagulant in stimulated monocytes and macrophages. We studied the effect of longterm culture (differentiation) on "spontaneous" and induced (LPS) expression of TF (mRNA, antigen, cell surface associated VIIa-cofactor activity) in isolated human monocytes. TF was expressed transiently in monocytes cultured on Teflon membranes (suspension monocytes, Mo-S) and on plastic dishes (adherent monocytes, Mo-A), reaching maximal levels between days 3 and 5.

Factors affecting the mitotic stability of high-copy-number integration into the ribosomal DNA of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Yeast vectors suitable for high-level expression of heterologous proteins should combine a high copy number with high mitotic stability. The pMIRY integrative vector system, based upon targeted integration into the yeast rDNA locus, developed in our laboratory satisfies these criteria. However, insertion of a (foreign) gene drastically reduced its mitotic stability of the resulting vector in comparison to its parent.