Macrophage colony-stimulating factor

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CSF1
Available structures
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_172212
NM_000757
NM_172210
NM_172211

NM_001113529
NM_001113530
NM_007778

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000748
NP_757349
NP_757350
NP_757351

NP_001107001
NP_001107002
NP_031804

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 109.91 – 109.93 MbChr 3: 107.65 – 107.67 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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The colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF1), also known as macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), is a secreted

macrophages or other related cell types. Eukaryotic cells also produce M-CSF in order to combat intercellular viral infection. It is one of the three experimentally described colony-stimulating factors. M-CSF binds to the colony stimulating factor 1 receptor. It may also be involved in development of the placenta.[5]

Structure

M-CSF is a cytokine, being a smaller protein involved in cell signaling. The active form of the protein is found extracellularly as a disulfide-linked homodimer, and is thought to be produced by proteolytic cleavage of membrane-bound precursors.[5]

Four transcript variants encoding three different isoforms (a proteoglycan, glycoprotein and cell surface protein)[6] have been found for this gene.[5]

Function

M-CSF (or CSF-1) is a hematopoietic growth factor that is involved in the proliferation, differentiation, and survival of

macrophages, and bone marrow progenitor cells.[7] M-CSF affects macrophages and monocytes in several ways, including stimulating increased phagocytic and chemotactic activity, and increased tumour cell cytotoxicity.[8]
The role of M-CSF is not only restricted to the monocyte/macrophage cell lineage. By interacting with its membrane receptor (
CSF1R or M-CSF-R encoded by the c-fms proto-oncogene), M-CSF also modulates the proliferation of earlier hematopoietic progenitors and influence numerous physiological processes involved in immunology, metabolism, fertility and pregnancy.[9]

M-CSF released by

Clinical significance

Locally produced M-CSF in the vessel wall contributes to the development and progression of atherosclerosis.[12]

M-CSF has been described to play a role in renal pathology including acute kidney injury and chronic kidney failure.[13][14] The chronic activation of monocytes can lead to multiple metabolic, hematologic and immunologic abnormalities in patients with chronic kidney failure.[13] In the context of acute kidney injury, M-CSF has been implicated in promoting repair following injury,[15] but also been described in an opposing role, driving proliferation of a pro-inflammatory macrophage phenotype.[16]

As a drug target

CSF1R inhibitors
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Interactions

Macrophage colony-stimulating factor has been shown to

interact with PIK3R2.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000184371Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000014599Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b c "Entrez Gene: CSF1 colony stimulating factor 1 (macrophage)".
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