Cytokine that plays an essential role in the regulation of survival, proliferation and differentiation of hatopoietic precursor cells, especially mononuclear phagocytes, such as macrophages and monocytes. Promotes the release of proinflammatory chokines, and thereby plays an important role in innate immunity and in inflammatory processes. Plays an important role in the regulation of osteoclast proliferation and differentiation, the regulation of bone resorption, and is required for normal bone development. Required for normal male and fale fertility. Promotes reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton, regulates formation of mbrane ruffles, cell adhesion and cell migration. Plays a role in lipoprotein clearance.
Structure of macrophage colony stimulating factor bound to FMS diverse signaling assemblies of class III receptor tyrosine kinases.Chen X., Liu H., Focia P.J., Shim A.H., He X.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 105:18267-18272(2008)
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