Structural highlights
Function
[CSF3_HUMAN] Granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factors are cytokines that act in hematopoiesis by controlling the production, differentiation, and function of 2 related white cell populations of the blood, the granulocytes and the monocytes-macrophages. This CSF induces granulocytes. [CSF3R_MOUSE] Receptor for granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (CSF3). In addition it may function in some adhesion or recognition events at the cell surface.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) is the principal growth factor regulating the maturation, proliferation and differentiation of the precursor cells of neutrophilic granulocytes and is used to treat neutropenia. GCSF is a member of the long-chain subtype of the class 1 cytokine superfamily, which includes growth hormone, erythropoietin, interleukin 6 and oncostatin M. Here we have determined the crystal structure of GCSF complexed to the BN-BC domains, the principal ligand-binding region of the GCSF receptor (GCSFR). The two receptor domains form a complex in a 2:2 ratio with the ligand, with a non-crystallographic pseudo-twofold axis through primarily the interdomain region and secondarily the BC domain. This structural view of a gp130-type receptor-ligand complex presents a new molecular basis for cytokine-receptor recognition.
Atomic structure of the GCSF-receptor complex showing a new cytokine-receptor recognition scheme.,Aritomi M, Kunishima N, Okamoto T, Kuroki R, Ota Y, Morikawa K Nature. 1999 Oct 14;401(6754):713-7. PMID:10537111[1]
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References
- ↑ Aritomi M, Kunishima N, Okamoto T, Kuroki R, Ota Y, Morikawa K. Atomic structure of the GCSF-receptor complex showing a new cytokine-receptor recognition scheme. Nature. 1999 Oct 14;401(6754):713-7. PMID:10537111 doi:10.1038/44394
