Description
Interleukin-3 (IL-3) is a pleiotropic cytokine which can stimulates the survival, differentiation and proliferation of committed progenitor cells, including megakaryocyte, granulocyte-macrophage, erythroid, eosinophil, basophil and mast cell lineages. IL-3 also enhances phagocytosis and antibody-mediated cellular cytotoxicity. IL-3 binds to IL-3R (IL-3 receptor), which is composed of a unique alpha subunit (IL-3Ralpha) and a common beta-subunit (betac)