Recombinant Human Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF)

Uniprot Id

P15018

Target Species

Human

Target Name

LIF

Target Full Name

Leukemia inhibitory factor

Target Function

LIF has the capacity to induce terminal differentiation in leukemic cells. Its activities include the induction of hematopoietic differentiation in normal and myeloid leukemia cells, the induction of neuronal cell differentiation, and the stimulation of acute-phase protein synthesis in hepatocytes.

Target Subcellular Location

Secreted.

Target Protein Families

LIF/OSM family

Target Research Area

Cancer

Target Synonyms

CDF; Cholinergic Differentiation Factor ; D factor; DIA; Differentiation inducing factor; differentiation inhibitory activity; Differentiation stimulating factor; Differentiation-stimulating factor; Emfilermin ; Hepatocyte stimulating factor III; HILDA; Human interleukin in DA cells; Leukemia inhibitory factor; LIF; LIF_HUMAN; Melanoma derived LPL inhibitor; Melanoma-derived LPL inhibitor; MLPLI

Target Background

The protein encoded by this gene is a pleiotropic cytokine with roles in several different systems. It is involved in the induction of hematopoietic differentiation in normal and myeloid leukemia cells, induction of neuronal cell differentiation, regulator of mesenchymal to epithelial conversion during kidney development, and may also have a role in immune tolerance at the maternal-fetal interface. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene.