Entrez gene ID | | 3976 |
Official gene symbol | | LIF |
Full name | | leukemia inhibitory factor (cholinergic differentiation factor) |
Aliases | | ,CDF,DIA,HILDA, |
Gene summary | | 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. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 22 Locus: 22q12.2 |
Gene position | | 30642796 - 30636442 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 6355 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 159540 |
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