Table 1

Colony-forming units from WT and SK-1-KO BM cells cultured in soft agar for 14 days with growth factors and cytokines known to promote myeloid, hematopoietic, and erythroid colony growth

Cytokine/GF cocktailWTSK-1-KO
Nil 0 ± 0 0 ± 0 
GM-CSF + G-CSF 22 ± 6 28 ± 10 
IL-3 + SCF 144 ± 26 135 ± 26 
IL-6 + SCF 117 ± 30 100 ± 26 
IL-6 + SCF + G-CSF + EPO 123 ± 30 99 ± 23 
IL-6 + SCF + IL-3 + EPO 83 ± 5 85 ± 3 
Cytokine/GF cocktailWTSK-1-KO
Nil 0 ± 0 0 ± 0 
GM-CSF + G-CSF 22 ± 6 28 ± 10 
IL-3 + SCF 144 ± 26 135 ± 26 
IL-6 + SCF 117 ± 30 100 ± 26 
IL-6 + SCF + G-CSF + EPO 123 ± 30 99 ± 23 
IL-6 + SCF + IL-3 + EPO 83 ± 5 85 ± 3 

Data are mean CFU plus or minus SEM from 9 mice per group.

WT indicates wild-type; and BM, bone marrow.