title: [Function, molecular structure and gene expression of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor].
abstract: Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), a 22 kDa glycoprotein secreted from activated T cells and stroma cells, plays an important role, both in the constructive and inducible hemopoiesis, by stimulating a wide range of hemopoietic cells. After the cloning of receptor genes, the high affinity GM-CSF receptor was reconstituted by the combination of cloned 80 kDa molecule (alpha chain) and 120 kDa molecule (beta chain). This human GM-CSF receptor beta chain also works as a beta chain of IL-3 or IL-5 high affinity receptor. The fact that the alpha chains of GM-CSF, IL-3 and IL-5 share the same beta chain may define a biological interaction among these three cytokines.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niho
mesh_terms: D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor