LIF
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Also known as CDFDIAHILDA
Summary
LIF (LIF interleukin 6 family cytokine, HGNC:6596) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 22q12.2, encoding Leukemia inhibitory factor (P15018). LIF has the capacity to induce terminal differentiation in leukemic cells.
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, and may also have a role in immune tolerance at the maternal-fetal interface. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene.
Source: NCBI Gene 3976 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 7
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 37 total
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_002309
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:6596 |
| Approved symbol | LIF |
| Name | LIF interleukin 6 family cytokine |
| Location | 22q12.2 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | CDF, DIA, HILDA |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000128342 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| OMIM | 159540 |
| Entrez | 3976 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 2 — 2 protein_coding
ENST00000249075, ENST00000403987
RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_002309
NM_001257135, NM_002309
CCDS: CCDS13872, CCDS58799
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000249075 — 3 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00000879785 | 30244755 | 30244933 |
| ENSE00001215846 | 30240453 | 30244061 |
| ENSE00001551728 | 30246677 | 30246759 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 187 present calls, max score 96.89.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 27.2565 / max 1001.3120, expressed in 1140 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (3 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 193579 | 26.2632 | 1118 |
| 193580 | 0.8256 | 340 |
| 193581 | 0.1677 | 97 |
Top tissues by expression
272 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| cartilage tissue | UBERON:0002418 | 96.89 | gold quality |
| gall bladder | UBERON:0002110 | 93.56 | gold quality |
| type B pancreatic cell | CL:0000169 | 91.69 | silver quality |
| islet of Langerhans | UBERON:0000006 | 90.17 | gold quality |
| vena cava | UBERON:0004087 | 87.67 | gold quality |
| olfactory bulb | UBERON:0002264 | 86.57 | gold quality |
| epithelial cell of pancreas | CL:0000083 | 85.06 | silver quality |
| mucosa of urinary bladder | UBERON:0001259 | 84.94 | gold quality |
| cervix squamous epithelium | UBERON:0006922 | 84.60 | gold quality |
| tongue squamous epithelium | UBERON:0006919 | 83.54 | gold quality |
| vermiform appendix | UBERON:0001154 | 81.37 | gold quality |
| pancreatic ductal cell | CL:0002079 | 80.57 | silver quality |
| omental fat pad | UBERON:0010414 | 80.00 | gold quality |
| peritoneum | UBERON:0002358 | 79.96 | gold quality |
| caecum | UBERON:0001153 | 78.83 | gold quality |
| mucosa of transverse colon | UBERON:0004991 | 78.50 | gold quality |
| adipose tissue of abdominal region | UBERON:0007808 | 78.07 | gold quality |
| smooth muscle tissue | UBERON:0001135 | 77.91 | gold quality |
| mucosa of paranasal sinus | UBERON:0005030 | 77.61 | silver quality |
| upper lobe of left lung | UBERON:0008952 | 77.51 | gold quality |
| rectum | UBERON:0001052 | 76.60 | gold quality |
| upper lobe of lung | UBERON:0008948 | 76.37 | gold quality |
| cervix epithelium | UBERON:0004801 | 76.07 | gold quality |
| left uterine tube | UBERON:0001303 | 75.78 | gold quality |
| transverse colon | UBERON:0001157 | 75.66 | gold quality |
| adenohypophysis | UBERON:0002196 | 75.32 | gold quality |
| olfactory segment of nasal mucosa | UBERON:0005386 | 75.18 | gold quality |
| small intestine Peyer’s patch | UBERON:0003454 | 74.85 | gold quality |
| upper leg skin | UBERON:0004262 | 74.70 | gold quality |
| small intestine | UBERON:0002108 | 73.95 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 5 experiment(s), a significant marker in 3.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | yes | 10.94 |
| E-MTAB-9801 | yes | 5.98 |
| E-MTAB-6678 | yes | 4.84 |
| E-GEOD-70580 | no | 514.88 |
| E-GEOD-86618 | no | 111.94 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: yes
Downstream targets (CollecTRI)
1 targets.
| Target | Regulation |
|---|---|
| MYH7 | Activation |
Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): ATF3, EGR2, FOSL2, FOXC1, FOXP3, HSF4, JUN, MYCN, NFATC1, NODAL, PAX1, PGR, STAT3, STAT5A, TP53, TXK
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
129 targeting LIF, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):
| miRNA | Max score | Avg score | miRNA target_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSA-MIR-5692A | 100.00 | 74.40 | 6850 |
| HSA-MIR-29A-3P | 100.00 | 73.11 | 1835 |
| HSA-MIR-29B-3P | 100.00 | 73.18 | 1833 |
| HSA-MIR-29C-3P | 100.00 | 73.15 | 1833 |
| HSA-MIR-6876-5P | 100.00 | 67.68 | 2126 |
| HSA-MIR-4476 | 100.00 | 68.18 | 2030 |
| HSA-MIR-4262 | 100.00 | 73.26 | 3931 |
| HSA-MIR-5193 | 100.00 | 67.26 | 1744 |
| HSA-MIR-6873-3P | 100.00 | 71.42 | 2626 |
| HSA-MIR-7110-3P | 100.00 | 73.18 | 2486 |
| HSA-MIR-181A-5P | 99.99 | 72.96 | 2995 |
| HSA-MIR-181B-5P | 99.99 | 72.97 | 2996 |
| HSA-MIR-181C-5P | 99.99 | 72.95 | 2996 |
| HSA-MIR-181D-5P | 99.99 | 73.04 | 2997 |
| HSA-MIR-6077 | 99.99 | 68.04 | 2299 |
| HSA-MIR-12136 | 99.98 | 72.81 | 5713 |
| HSA-MIR-27A-3P | 99.98 | 72.13 | 2955 |
| HSA-MIR-27B-3P | 99.98 | 72.13 | 2955 |
| HSA-MIR-9985 | 99.98 | 72.11 | 2939 |
| HSA-MIR-6825-5P | 99.96 | 69.81 | 3431 |
| HSA-MIR-6778-3P | 99.96 | 67.29 | 2693 |
| HSA-MIR-218-5P | 99.93 | 72.22 | 2103 |
| HSA-MIR-6809-3P | 99.91 | 71.45 | 3814 |
| HSA-MIR-498-3P | 99.91 | 71.27 | 1114 |
| HSA-MIR-4753-3P | 99.90 | 71.03 | 3786 |
| HSA-MIR-124-3P | 99.89 | 73.74 | 3043 |
| HSA-MIR-4731-5P | 99.89 | 67.23 | 2537 |
| HSA-MIR-506-3P | 99.89 | 73.55 | 3057 |
| HSA-MIR-7845-5P | 99.88 | 64.88 | 771 |
| HSA-MIR-579-3P | 99.86 | 71.66 | 3628 |
Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)
- LIF stimulates proliferation of rat pituitary tumor cells in culture, inhibits secretion of prolactin and growth hormone and induces tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT3 in the cells. (PMID:11448119)
- The entire structure of the LIF gene of 48 alleles in the Japanese population was sequenced. (PMID:11587067)
- Oncostatin M and leukemia inhibitory factor regulate the growth of normal human breast epithelial cells (PMID:11811789)
- LIF does not activate STAT3, ERK, or gp130 receptor in human N tera-2/D1 EC cells. The suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS-1) is constitutively expressed, suggesting that LIF signal transduction is inhibited by elevated levels of SOCS-1 expression. (PMID:11855863)
- experimental N-Myc overexpression results in down-regulation of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), a modulator of endothelial cell proliferation (PMID:12153570)
- LIF stimulates (45)Ca release and enhances expression of receptor activator of NF-kappa B ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin in neonatal mouse calvarial cultures, but has no effect on the expression of RANK. (PMID:12218157)
- role for LIF in loss of autocrine prolactin suppression contributing to unrestrained prolactinomas prolactin secretion. (PMID:12574225)
- LIF regulates cell survival of normal human endometrial stromal cells dose-dependently. (PMID:12579339)
- Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), cardiotrophin-1, and oncostatin M share structural binding determinants in the immunoglobulin-like domain of LIF receptor (PMID:12707269)
- LIF has a role in src family kinase-independent signal transduction and gene induction (PMID:12764151)
- Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) increased overall expansion of human neural precursor cells grown in culture; Following LIF withdrawal, 200 genes showed significant decreases (PMID:12807438)
- binding of ETS transcription factors to the ETS binding sites in the human LIF promoter is critical for its inducibility in response to T cell activators and play an important functional role within the endocrine-immune network. (PMID:14557674)
- role in hepatocyte growth factor expression (PMID:14647442)
- Decreased concentartion of LIF in infertile women do not seem to have a genetic basis due to the low frequency of LIF gene alterations. (PMID:14687743)
- Constitutive expression of cytokines in brain induces changes in gene expression characteristic of chronic inflammation leading to either temporal weight reduction (CNTF) or severe cachexia (leukemia inhibitory factor). (PMID:14715713)
- immunocytochemical staining and mRNA expression of LIF and its receptor are consistent with the concept that LIF might be involved in growth initiation of primordial follicles through its receptor (PMID:15044601)
- At early human post-implantation stage, LIF is produced from decidua and chorionic villi and may exert its action on trophoblasts. Anembryonic pregnancy cannot be accounted for by defective expression of either LIF or LIF-Rbeta in most circumstances. (PMID:15180980)
- Both IL-6 and LIF can be very efficiently induced by IL-1beta in articular chondrocytes in vitro, more so in osteosarthritis than in normal cells. (PMID:15341921)
- LIFRbeta and the signaling subunit gp130 are expressed in hESCs and human LIF can induce STAT3 phosphorylation and nuclear translocation in hESCs. (PMID:15342941)
- LCH represents a cytokine-driven condition partially mediated by TNF, IL-11, and LIF. These three cytokines are all osteoclastogenic, suggesting a pathogenetic pathway for the osteolytic lesions in LCH. (PMID:15543003)
- These results indicated that LIF induced multi-lineage differentiation of adult stem-like cells in kidney via cadherin 16. (PMID:15670782)
- role of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and its receptors in human embryo implantation (PMID:15731310)
- demonstrate using RNAi that Stat3 activation is necessary in the invasive phenotype of trophoblast cells and can be controlled via Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) (PMID:15837065)
- different members of the TGF-beta superfamily may also contribute in the reproductive process by enhancing endometrial proimplantatory LIF secretion and reducing proinflammatory IL-6 release by endometrial epithelium (PMID:15905624)
- LIF plays an essential role in the preimplantation embryo development and the blastocyst implantation and its gene mutations in women contribute to the implantation failure and subsequent infertility. (PMID:16295654)
- Leukemia inhibitory factor concentration in follicular fluid is not a useful marker for the prediction of number and quality of embryos, or implantation and pregnancy rates. (PMID:16341766)
- Data show that increased leukemia inhibitory factor secretion enhances airway reactivity and intracellular calcium signaling. (PMID:16489116)
- results suggest that the LIF gene mutations affect fertility (PMID:16545901)
- Since we demonstrated that not only SDF-1, but also HGF and LIF are upregulated in damaged tissues, we postulate that CXCR4+ c-Met+ LIF-R+ TCSC could be mobilized from the BM into the PB, where they play a role in tissue repair/regeneration. (PMID:16648972)
- Down-regulation of PRB in the endometrium is concomitant with the presence of glycodelin in the endometrium, suggesting interaction. (PMID:16759928)
- Suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 may prevent leukemia inhibitory factor signaling in human embryonic stem cells. (PMID:16949591)
- There is no receptivity defect with regard to LIF and IL-11 secretions by eutopic endometrium in infertile women with endometriosis. (PMID:17000646)
- Ciliary neurotrophic factor/LIF signaling pathway acts via regulation of nitric oxide production to modulate developmental programmed cell death of postmitotic rod precursor cells. (PMID:17054938)
- The regulation of LIF and its receptor (LIFR) expression in pancreatic carcinoma cells were studied. (PMID:17332938)
- provides a structural template to understand the formation and orientation of the high-affinity signaling complex between LIF, LIF receptor, and gp130 (PMID:17652170)
- interleukin-8 (CXCL-8) is induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha and leukemia inhibitory factor in pancreatic carcinoma cells (PMID:17671691)
- Endometrial integrin beta3 and LIF expressions in the peri-implantation phase were significantly lower in stimulated cycles (including both moderate and high responders) compared to natural controls. (PMID:17681328)
- LIF and IL6 skew monocyte differentiation into tumor-associated macrophage (TAM)-like cells by enabling monocytes to consume monocyte-CSF. Depletion of LIF, IL-6, and M-CSF in ovarian cancer ascites suppressed TAM-like cell induction (PMID:17848619)
- the LIF gene mutation, the heterozygote G to A transition on the position 3400, affects fertility but the infertility treatment can succeed. (PMID:17966612)
- Increased expression of some IL-6 cytokine family members (oncostatin M, gp130, CT-1, LIF) in cutaneous inflammation might contribute to the promotion of hair loss. (PMID:17979974)
Cross-species orthologs
2 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| mus_musculus | Lif | ENSMUSG00000034394 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Lif | ENSRNOG00000007002 |
Protein
Protein identifiers
Leukemia inhibitory factor — P15018 (reviewed: P15018)
Alternative names: Differentiation-stimulating factor, Melanoma-derived LPL inhibitor
All UniProt accessions (1): P15018
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Function. LIF has the capacity to induce terminal differentiation in leukemic cells. Its activities include the induction of hematopoietic differentiation in normal and myeloid leukemia cells, the induction of neuronal cell differentiation, and the stimulation of acute-phase protein synthesis in hepatocytes.
Subcellular location. Secreted.
Similarity. Belongs to the LIF/OSM family.
Isoforms (2)
| UniProt ID | Names | Canonical? |
|---|---|---|
| P15018-1 | 1 | yes |
| P15018-2 | 2 |
RefSeq proteins (2): NP_001244064, NP_002300* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR001581 | Leukemia_IF/oncostatin | Family |
| IPR003624 | Leukemia_IF | Family |
| IPR009079 | 4_helix_cytokine-like_core | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR019827 | Leukemia_IF/oncostatin_CS | Conserved_site |
Pfam: PF01291
UniProt features (22 total): glycosylation site 6, helix 5, disulfide bond 3, strand 3, splice variant 2, signal peptide 1, chain 1, turn 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
5 structures.
| PDB | Method | Resolution (Å) |
|---|---|---|
| 1PVH | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 2.5 |
| 7N0A | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 3.1 |
| 1EMR | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 3.5 |
| 8D6A | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY | 3.54 |
| 2Q7N | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 4 |
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-P15018-F1 | 87.55 | 0.76 |
Antibody-complex structures (SAbDab): 1 — 7N0A
Functional residue map
Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.
Disulfide bonds (3): 82–185, 34–156, 40–153
Glycosylation sites (6): 31, 56, 85, 95, 118, 138
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
7 pathways
| ID | Pathway |
|---|---|
| R-HSA-6783783 | Interleukin-10 signaling |
| R-HSA-6785807 | Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signaling |
| R-HSA-6788467 | IL-6-type cytokine receptor ligand interactions |
| R-HSA-1280215 | Cytokine Signaling in Immune system |
| R-HSA-168256 | Immune System |
| R-HSA-449147 | Signaling by Interleukins |
| R-HSA-6783589 | Interleukin-6 family signaling |
MSigDB gene sets: 520 (showing top):
GOBP_MYELOID_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION, GSE45365_NK_CELL_VS_CD11B_DC_DN, GSE45365_NK_CELL_VS_BCELL_UP, GSE18804_SPLEEN_MACROPHAGE_VS_COLON_TUMORAL_MACROPHAGE_UP, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_EPITHELIAL_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION, GOBP_MORPHOGENESIS_OF_AN_EPITHELIUM, TGGTGCT_MIR29A_MIR29B_MIR29C, AGGAAGC_MIR5163P, GOBP_METANEPHRIC_NEPHRON_MORPHOGENESIS, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_ERK1_AND_ERK2_CASCADE, MODULE_52, MODULE_92, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_REPRODUCTIVE_PROCESS, RRAGTTGT_UNKNOWN, RODRIGUES_THYROID_CARCINOMA_ANAPLASTIC_UP
GO Biological Process (46): cell morphogenesis (GO:0000902), response to hypoxia (GO:0001666), blood vessel remodeling (GO:0001974), immune response (GO:0006955), embryo implantation (GO:0007566), positive regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008284), negative regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008285), gene expression (GO:0010467), positive regulation of gene expression (GO:0010628), macrophage differentiation (GO:0030225), positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation (GO:0033138), positive regulation of cell adhesion mediated by integrin (GO:0033630), somatic stem cell population maintenance (GO:0035019), positive regulation of MAPK cascade (GO:0043410), regulation of cell differentiation (GO:0045595), positive regulation of macrophage differentiation (GO:0045651), negative regulation of meiotic nuclear division (GO:0045835), positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944), decidualization (GO:0046697), negative regulation of hormone secretion (GO:0046888), fibroblast proliferation (GO:0048144), positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation (GO:0048146), lung alveolus development (GO:0048286), muscle organ morphogenesis (GO:0048644), neuron development (GO:0048666), positive regulation of astrocyte differentiation (GO:0048711), leukemia inhibitory factor signaling pathway (GO:0048861), stem cell differentiation (GO:0048863), positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation (GO:0050731), lung vasculature development (GO:0060426), lung lobe morphogenesis (GO:0060463), trophoblast giant cell differentiation (GO:0060707), negative regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade (GO:0070373), positive regulation of mesenchymal to epithelial transition involved in metanephros morphogenesis (GO:0072108), regulation of metanephric nephron tubule epithelial cell differentiation (GO:0072307), cell surface receptor signaling pathway via STAT (GO:0097696), meiotic nuclear division (GO:0140013), positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via STAT (GO:1904894), cell population proliferation (GO:0008283), regulation of cell communication (GO:0010646)
GO Molecular Function (5): signaling receptor binding (GO:0005102), cytokine activity (GO:0005125), leukemia inhibitory factor receptor binding (GO:0005146), growth factor activity (GO:0008083), protein binding (GO:0005515)
GO Cellular Component (3): extracellular region (GO:0005576), obsolete extracellular space (GO:0005615), cytosol (GO:0005829)
Reactome top-level categories
Rollup of top-4 pathways:
| Category | Pathways |
|---|---|
| Signaling by Interleukins | 3 |
| Interleukin-6 family signaling | 1 |
| Immune System | 1 |
| Cytokine Signaling in Immune system | 1 |
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| cell population proliferation | 2 |
| regulation of cell population proliferation | 2 |
| receptor ligand activity | 2 |
| cellular anatomical structure | 2 |
| anatomical structure morphogenesis | 1 |
| response to stress | 1 |
| response to decreased oxygen levels | 1 |
| tissue remodeling | 1 |
| immune system process | 1 |
| response to stimulus | 1 |
| multicellular organism development | 1 |
| female pregnancy | 1 |
| reproductive process | 1 |
| positive regulation of cellular process | 1 |
| negative regulation of cellular process | 1 |
| macromolecule biosynthetic process | 1 |
| gene expression | 1 |
| regulation of gene expression | 1 |
| positive regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process | 1 |
| myeloid leukocyte differentiation | 1 |
| mononuclear cell differentiation | 1 |
| positive regulation of protein phosphorylation | 1 |
| peptidyl-serine phosphorylation | 1 |
| regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation | 1 |
| cell adhesion mediated by integrin | 1 |
| regulation of cell adhesion mediated by integrin | 1 |
| positive regulation of cell adhesion | 1 |
| stem cell population maintenance | 1 |
| MAPK cascade | 1 |
| regulation of MAPK cascade | 1 |
| positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction | 1 |
| cell differentiation | 1 |
| regulation of developmental process | 1 |
| regulation of cellular process | 1 |
| positive regulation of myeloid leukocyte differentiation | 1 |
| macrophage differentiation | 1 |
| regulation of macrophage differentiation | 1 |
| negative regulation of cell cycle process | 1 |
| regulation of meiotic nuclear division | 1 |
| negative regulation of meiotic cell cycle | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
2310 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIF | LIFR | P42702 | 999 |
| LIF | CNTF | P26441 | 946 |
| LIF | OSM | P13725 | 929 |
| LIF | IL6ST | P40189 | 920 |
| LIF | IL11 | P20809 | 918 |
| LIF | POU5F1 | P31359 | 879 |
| LIF | KLF4 | P78338 | 860 |
| LIF | IL6 | P05231 | 858 |
| LIF | CTF1 | Q16619 | 856 |
| LIF | STAT3 | P40763 | 854 |
| LIF | NANOG | Q9H9S0 | 834 |
| LIF | CNTFR | P26992 | 832 |
| LIF | FGF2 | P09038 | 828 |
| LIF | OSMR | Q99650 | 797 |
| LIF | SOX2 | P48431 | 795 |
IntAct
20 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIF | IL6ST | psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction) | 0.740 |
| IL6ST | LIF | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.740 |
| LIF | KRTAP12-3 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| HPGDS | LIF | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| LIF | NCALD | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| LIF | KRT31 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| LIF | Lifr | psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction) | 0.440 |
| SORT1 | LIF | psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction) | 0.440 |
| LIF | LIFR | psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction) | 0.440 |
| LIF | KRT31 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| LIF | KRTAP12-3 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| LIF | HPGDS | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| NCALD | LIF | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
BioGRID (9): LIF (Reconstituted Complex), LIF (Two-hybrid), LIF (Two-hybrid), HPGDS (Two-hybrid), KRTAP12-3 (Two-hybrid), LIF (Co-localization), LIF (Co-localization), LIF (Affinity Capture-RNA), LIF (Affinity Capture-MS)
ESM2 similar proteins: A0S0B0, A3FBE9, B6CKP4, O62728, P01237, P05231, P08505, P08998, P09056, P09586, P09611, P10766, P11228, P14059, P15018, P16038, P17777, P19795, P20392, P20607, P22077, P33091, P33092, P37884, P37885, P41323, P41683, P43431, P46650, P51494, P79341, Q25BC2, Q27956, Q28819, Q2XNF5, Q4T554, Q5I6E3, Q5IGQ0, Q659Q8, Q6JV22
Diamond homologs: O62728, P09056, P15018, P17777, Q27956
SIGNOR signaling
8 interactions.
| A | Effect | B | Mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIF | up-regulates | LIFR | binding |
| NODAL | “up-regulates quantity by expression” | LIF | “transcriptional regulation” |
| “Activated PSC” | up-regulates | LIF | |
| ZBTB46 | “up-regulates quantity by expression” | LIF | “transcriptional regulation” |
| LIF | up-regulates | IL6ST | binding |
| LIF | “up-regulates quantity by expression” | MYH7 | “transcriptional regulation” |
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
37 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 29 |
| Likely benign | 1 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
509 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 22:30244058:TGTA:T | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 22:30244060:TA:T | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 22:30244061:AC:A | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 22:30244062:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 22:30244753:A:AC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 22:30244754:C:CC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 22:30244057:GTGTA:G | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 22:30244059:GTA:G | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 22:30244070:C:CT | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 22:30244071:A:T | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 22:30244748:AACTT:A | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 22:30244749:ACTT:A | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 22:30244750:CTT:C | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 22:30244751:TTACA:T | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 22:30244752:TACAT:T | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 22:30244753:ACA:A | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 22:30244754:C:A | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 22:30244754:CATA:C | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 22:30246496:TGGG:T | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 22:30244058:TGTAC:T | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 22:30244059:G:C | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 22:30244059:GTAC:G | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 22:30244060:TACT:T | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 22:30244061:ACTG:A | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 22:30244062:C:CA | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 22:30244063:T:A | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 22:30244931:CTC:C | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 22:30246672:TTTA:T | donor_loss | 0.9800 |
| 22:30246673:TTACC:T | donor_loss | 0.9800 |
| 22:30246674:TAC:T | donor_loss | 0.9800 |
AlphaMissense
1320 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 22:30244039:A:C | F74C | 0.995 |
| 22:30243707:A:G | C185R | 0.993 |
| 22:30244015:C:G | C82S | 0.992 |
| 22:30244015:C:T | C82Y | 0.992 |
| 22:30244016:A:T | C82S | 0.992 |
| 22:30243706:C:G | C185S | 0.990 |
| 22:30243707:A:T | C185S | 0.990 |
| 22:30244039:A:G | F74S | 0.990 |
| 22:30244014:A:C | C82W | 0.989 |
| 22:30244016:A:G | C82R | 0.989 |
| 22:30243850:A:G | L137P | 0.988 |
| 22:30243727:A:C | F178C | 0.987 |
| 22:30244789:A:G | L55P | 0.986 |
| 22:30243705:A:C | C185W | 0.985 |
| 22:30243706:C:T | C185Y | 0.985 |
| 22:30244038:G:C | F74L | 0.985 |
| 22:30244038:G:T | F74L | 0.985 |
| 22:30244040:A:G | F74L | 0.985 |
| 22:30243820:A:G | L147P | 0.984 |
| 22:30244050:C:A | Q70H | 0.984 |
| 22:30244050:C:G | Q70H | 0.984 |
| 22:30243654:G:C | F202L | 0.983 |
| 22:30243654:G:T | F202L | 0.983 |
| 22:30243656:A:G | F202L | 0.983 |
| 22:30244015:C:A | C82F | 0.983 |
| 22:30243803:A:G | C153R | 0.982 |
| 22:30243891:C:A | Q123H | 0.981 |
| 22:30243891:C:G | Q123H | 0.981 |
| 22:30243946:A:G | L105P | 0.981 |
| 22:30244798:A:G | L52P | 0.981 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000148623 (22:30246739 C>A,T), RS1000161723 (22:30241832 T>A), RS1000803950 (22:30243804 C>T), RS1000867331 (22:30243359 G>A,T), RS1000928675 (22:30240280 C>T), RS1000980798 (22:30246142 AG>A,AGG), RS1001127842 (22:30241017 C>T), RS1001242114 (22:30240681 G>A), RS1001262835 (22:30241357 C>T), RS1002029632 (22:30240010 C>T), RS1002312515 (22:30240206 C>A,T), RS1002436399 (22:30244791 C>A,T), RS1002802931 (22:30242215 A>T), RS1002858152 (22:30244107 C>A,G,T), RS1003104092 (22:30247477 C>A)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene MIM:159540 | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
7 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST000531_1 | Inflammatory bowel disease (early onset) | 2.000000e-09 |
| GCST001009_3 | Nephropathy | 2.000000e-09 |
| GCST001725_109 | Inflammatory bowel disease | 3.000000e-14 |
| GCST003974_1 | Tonsillectomy | 1.000000e-09 |
| GCST005851_15 | Delirium | 1.000000e-06 |
| GCST006979_197 | Heel bone mineral density | 5.000000e-17 |
| GCST009144_10 | Disease progression in age-related macular degeneration (adjusted for baseline) | 7.000000e-06 |
EFO canonical traits (3, from GWAS)
| EFO ID | Trait name |
|---|---|
| EFO:0007924 | tonsillectomy risk measurement |
| EFO:0009270 | heel bone mineral density |
| EFO:0008336 | disease progression measurement |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
148 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| Benzo(a)pyrene | decreases methylation, increases expression, increases methylation | 10 |
| Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin | increases expression | 7 |
| Particulate Matter | increases abundance, increases expression, affects cotreatment | 7 |
| Aflatoxin B1 | increases expression, affects expression | 6 |
| bisphenol A | affects activity, decreases reaction, increases activity, increases reaction, affects expression (+4 more) | 5 |
| sodium arsenite | decreases expression, increases expression | 5 |
| (+)-JQ1 compound | decreases expression | 5 |
| Estradiol | increases activity, affects cotreatment, increases expression, increases phosphorylation, decreases expression (+1 more) | 5 |
| Cyclosporine | decreases expression, increases expression | 4 |
| tert-Butylhydroperoxide | increases expression, increases methylation | 4 |
| Arsenic Trioxide | decreases expression, increases expression | 3 |
| Air Pollutants | increases expression, affects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases abundance | 3 |
| Cisplatin | affects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases expression | 3 |
| Dexamethasone | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 3 |
| Doxorubicin | decreases expression, increases expression | 3 |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | affects expression, increases expression | 3 |
| Ozone | increases abundance, increases expression, increases oxidation, affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 3 |
| Silicon Dioxide | increases expression | 3 |
| lasiocarpine | increases expression | 2 |
| methyleugenol | increases expression | 2 |
| 3,4,5,3’,4’-pentachlorobiphenyl | increases expression | 2 |
| bisphenol S | decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| Temozolomide | increases response to substance, increases expression | 2 |
| Troglitazone | decreases response to substance, increases expression | 2 |
| Azathioprine | increases expression | 2 |
| Diethylhexyl Phthalate | increases expression | 2 |
| Methotrexate | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 2 |
| N-Nitrosopyrrolidine | increases expression | 2 |
| Quercetin | increases expression | 2 |
| Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate | affects cotreatment, affects expression, increases expression | 2 |
Cellosaurus cell lines
8 cell lines: 4 cancer cell line, 3 embryonic stem cell, 1 transformed cell line
First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):
| Cellosaurus | Name | Category | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVCL_A3X1 | SEES3-1V human LIF, clone1 | Embryonic stem cell | Male |
| CVCL_A3X2 | SEES3-1V human LIF, clone2 | Embryonic stem cell | Male |
| CVCL_A3X3 | SEES3-1V human LIF, clone3 | Embryonic stem cell | Male |
| CVCL_B1VS | Abcam HeLa LIF KO | Cancer cell line | Female |
| CVCL_D7TL | Ubigene A-549 LIF KO | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_D8P8 | Ubigene HCT 116 LIF KO | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_D9IL | Ubigene HEK293 LIF KO | Transformed cell line | Female |
| CVCL_E0GI | Ubigene HeLa LIF KO | Cancer cell line | Female |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
- Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): delirium, kidney disorder