Description
Product Characteristics: CD114 / G-CSFR (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptor, also known as CSF3R) is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein which upon binding of its ligand (G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor) homodimerizes and activates signaling transduction to mediate cell proliferation, survival, and differentiation. It is expressed by granulocytes at all stages of their differentiation, as well as by monocytes, dendritic cells, and mature platelets. Among non-hematopoietic cells, it is expressed e.g. by endothelial cells, placenta, trophoblasts, and many tumor cell lines. This antigen is a target for stem cell mobilization for blood stem cell transplantation, for enhancing recovery of myelopoiesis following chemotherapy and in the treatment of patients with severe chronic neutropenia.
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene is the receptor for colony stimulating factor 3, a cytokine that controls the production, differentiation, and function of granulocytes. The encoded protein, which is a member of the family of cytokine receptors, may also function in some cell surface adhesion or recognition processes. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described. Mutations in this gene are a cause of Kostmann syndrome, also known as severe congenital neutropenia. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2010]