Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Immunologic Factor

**Definition:** Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (144 aa, ~16 kDa) is encoded by the human CSF2 gene. This protein plays a role in the positive regulation of the growth and differentiation of cells in the granulocyte, macrophage, eosinophil and erythrocyte lineages.

**Synonyms:** - CSF - CSF2 - Colony Stimulating Factor 2 - Colony Stimulating Factor, Granulocyte-Macrophage - Colony-Stimulating Factor - Colony-Stimulating Factor 2 - GM CSF - GM-CSF - GM-CSF - GMCSF - Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor - Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor - Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor - granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor