NWSM, a mitogen from Nocardia opaca, specific for rabbit bursa equivalent cells.

Treatment of rabbit spleen cells with a water soluble mitogen from Nocardia opaca (NWSM) resulted in the appearance of 30% of cells with the ultrastructural characteristics of plasmocytes and in enhanced thymidine uptake. The extent of incorporation was not diminished by prior complement mediated killing of thymus derived cells with a goat antibody, directed against rabbit thymus lymphocyte antigen (RTLA). The exposure of rabbit spleen cells to NWSM resulted in a polyclonal antibody response. It was concluded that NWSM is a potent mitogen for bursa equivalent lymphoid cells of the rabbit.

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