A new clone of M-HeLa cells - the M-HeLa/1522 cells with constant over
expression of TGF-alpha was obtained via transfection of M-HeLa cells
with retroviral vector 1522. The influence of produced TGF-alpha on M-
HeLa cells proliferation and properties of ligand-receptor were invest
igated. It was shown that isolated recombinant TGF-alpha specifically
binds to EGF-receptor and stimulates its autophosphorylation.