CSF2

Function

Cytokine that stimulates the growth and differentiation of hematopoietic precursor cells from various lineages, including granulocytes, macrophages, eosinophils and erythrocytes.

Sequence Similarities

Belongs to the GM-CSF family.

Cellular localization

• Secreted

Alternative names

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, GM-CSF, Colony-stimulating factor, CSF, CSF2

Database links

swissprot:Q29118 entrezGene:397208

Other research areas

• Neuroscience