Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
Synonyms
CSF-1
CSF-M
Colony Stimulating Factor 1
Colony Stimulating Factor, Macrophage
Colony-Stimulating Factor 1
Colony-Stimulating Factor, Macrophage
Colony-stimulating factor 1
M-CSF
A mononuclear phagocyte colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) synthesized by mesenchymal cells. The compound stimulates the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of hematopoietic cells of the monocyte-macrophage series. M-CSF is a disulfide-bonded glycoprotein dimer with a MW of 70 kDa. It binds to a specific high affinity receptor (RECEPTOR, MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR).