{"symbol":"CSF1","synonyms":["CSF-1","MCSF"],"name":"colony stimulating factor 1 (macrophage)","description":"The protein encoded by this gene is a cytokine that controls the production, differentiation, and function of macrophages. The active form of the protein is found extracellularly as a disulfide-linked homodimer, and is thought to be produced by proteolytic cleavage of membrane-bound precursors. The encoded protein may be involved in development of the placenta. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":1435,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/1435","proteins":[{"symbol":"CSF1_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/CSF1_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}