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Symbol LIF contributors: mct/npt - updated : 05-11-2020
HGNC name leukemia inhibitory factor (cholinergic differentiation factor)
HGNC id 6596
Location 22q12.2      Physical location : 30.636.441 - 30.642.796
Synonym name
  • D factor
  • melanoma-derived LPL inhibitor
  • cholinergic differentiation factor
  • emfilermin
  • Synonym symbol(s) CHNDT, CDF, D-FACTOR, HILDA, DIA, MLPLI
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    SPECIAL FEATURE head to head
    STRUCTURE 17.03 kb     3 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status confirmed
    Map see TSG22A
    regionally located localized sistally to the breakpoint in translocation t(11;22) (q24;q12)
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    3 - 3935 - 202 - 2020 32045772
    2 - 3692 - 88 - 2020 32045772
    EXPRESSION
    Type widely
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Digestivestomach   highly
    Endocrinepancreas   highly
    Skin/Tegumentskin   highly
    Visualeyeretina    Homo sapiens
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Blood / Hematopoieticbone marrow   
    Nervouscentral   
    cells
    SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Blood/Hematopoieticprogenitor cell
    Lymphoid/Immunemacrophage
    Nervousastrocyte
    VisualMuller cell Homo sapiens
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
    HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • LIF/OSM (oncostatin M) family
  • interleukin-6 (IL-6) cytokine family
  • CATEGORY signaling cytokine
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytosolic
    basic FUNCTION
  • cholinergic neuronal differentiation factor
  • inducing macrophage differentiation and in conjunction with BMP2 acting in synergy on primary fetal neural progenitor cells to induce astrocytes
  • inducing multi-lineage differentiation of adult stem-like cells in kidney via cadherin 16
  • plays a central role in the control of uterine implantation
  • reduces neurogenesis in the olfactory bulb and subventricular zone by acting directly on neural stem cells and promote neural stem cells self-renewal, preventing the emergence of more differentiated cell types
  • involved in the control of osteoclast survival and size
  • with IL11 regulated endometrial epithelial cell adhesion (Marwood 2009)
  • potential role for LIF in the melanoma-induced bone metastasis possibly through the stimulation of osteoclastogenesis (Maruta 2009)
  • inhibits osteoblast development at least in part by stimulating high molecular weight HA synthesis through HAS2 (Falconi 2007)
  • playing a role in mesenchymal stem cells mediated immunosuppression (Nasef 2008)
  • might be one of the reasons that cause patients with salpingitis to be more susceptible to tubal pregnancy and might be involved in the implantation process of tubal pregnancy (JI 2009)
  • with CNTF, LEP, IL6, participate to the complex control of the reproductive function by affecting the development and function of the hypothalamus-pituitary system at different ontogenic times and anatomical sites (Dozio 2009)
  • LIF stimulates muscle satellite cell proliferation and is involved in muscle hypertrophy and regeneration
  • fundamental role of LIF for pluripotency was highlighted further by the discovery that LIF accelerates the conversion of epiblast-derived stem cells into a more fully pluripotent state
  • LIF is protective of the myocardium in the acute stress of ischemia-reperfusion
  • LIF regulates multiple processes prior to and during implantation such as uterine transformation into a receptive state, decidualization, blastocyst growth and development
  • roles of LIF in central nervous system development
  • important roles for LIF signaling during development and homeostasis
  • role for LIF in the generation and particularly maturation of Dendritic cells (DCs)
  • assumes a crucial role in the regulation of CD8+ T cell tumor infiltration, while promoting the presence of protumoral tumor-associated macrophages
  • CELLULAR PROCESS cell life, proliferation/growth
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling signal transduction
    cell-cell singaling cooperatively with BMP2 through a complex formed by STAT3, MADH1 bridged by EP300 and the subsequent induction of astrocytes differentiation
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • interacting with HAS2 (arrests osteoblast differentiation by altering HAS2 content of the extracellular matrix) (Falconi 2007)
  • LIFR promoted adipogenic differentiation, whereas LIF may negatively regulate this process
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    constitutional     --over  
    higher levels of CD34, CD44, and LIF were found in the placentas of pre-eclamptic compared with normotensive women
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
  • may be useful, in combination with other factors, in promoting regeneration in the adult brain
  • targeting IL11 and LIF may be useful in regulating fertility by either enhancing or blocking implantation (Marwood 2009)
  • potentially effective drug target in the treatment of bone metastasis in melanoma (Maruta 2009)
  • ANIMAL & CELL MODELS