Recombinant Mouse LIF Protein

LIF (leukemia inhibitory factor) is a widely expressed pleiotropic member of the IL-6 family of cytokines. The protein encoded by this gene is a pleiotropic cytokine with roles in several different systems. It is involved in the induction of hematopoietic differentiation in normal and myeloid leukemia cells, induction of neuronal cell differentiation, regulator of mesenchymal to epithelial conversion during kidney development.