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CSF3
colony stimulating factor 3
Chromosome 17 · 17q21.1
NCBI Gene: 1440Ensembl: ENSG00000108342.13HGNC: HGNC:2438UniProt: P09919
225PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub Gene
RESEARCH IMPACT
Trending
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
regulation of actin filament organizationenzyme bindingcytokine activitypositive regulation of actin filament polymerizationDecreased total leukocyte countfunctional neutrophil defectasthmaneutropenia
✦AI Summary

CSF3 (colony stimulating factor 3) is a cytokine that primarily functions in hematopoiesis by controlling granulocyte production, differentiation, and activation 1. The protein promotes growth, proliferation, and survival of neutrophils and their precursors 1. CSF3 signals through its receptor CSF3R to activate downstream pathways including PI3K/Akt signaling 2. Beyond hematopoiesis, CSF3 plays pathological roles in multiple diseases. In acute lung injury and ARDS, CSF3 signaling represents a vital pathway in pulmonary inflammation 3. In chr17 rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps, CSF3 serves as a biomarker for the neutrophil-dominated Type 3 inflammatory endotype 4. CSF3 mediates triple-negative breast cancer progression by promoting glycolytic reprogramming through PGM2L1 2, and contributes to acute exacerbation of pulmonary fibrosis by disrupting alveolar epithelial barrier integrity via tight junction disruption 5. In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, CSF3 acts upstream of TGF-β in a positive feedback loop driving myofibroblast differentiation and excessive extracellular matrix deposition 6. Elevated CSF3 is also associated with specific long COVID symptoms including gastrointestinal dysfunction 7. These findings suggest CSF3 neutralization represents a potential therapeutic strategy across inflammatory and fibrotic diseases.

Sources cited
1
CSF3 plays a role in growth, differentiation, proliferation, survival, and activation of granulocytes such as neutrophils; functional reduction in CSF3 leads to neutropenia
PMID: 31272062
2
CSF3 signaling pathway plays a vital role in pulmonary acute lung injury
PMID: 38745657
3
CSF3 is a Type 3 endotypic biomarker in chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps, associated with neutrophil-driven acute inflammatory response
PMID: 33326802
4
CSF3 promotes triple-negative breast cancer cell invasion by activating CSF3R signaling, which enhances PGM2L1-dependent glycolysis
PMID: 40185722
5
CSF3 aggravates acute exacerbation of pulmonary fibrosis by disrupting alveolar epithelial barrier integrity through PI3K/Akt/Snail pathway-mediated tight junction and adherens junction disruption; elevated CSF3 correlates with worse outcomes in IPF patients
PMID: 38788452
6
CSF3 is elevated in IPF lung tissues and promotes myofibroblast differentiation; CSF3 acts upstream of TGF-β in a positive feedback loop driving fibrosis; CSF3 deficiency or neutralization protects against bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis
PMID: 41034234
7
CSF3 is elevated in plasma of long COVID patients with gastrointestinal symptoms
PMID: 38589621
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Decreased total leukocyte countOpen Targets
0.31Weak
functional neutrophil defectOpen Targets
0.23Weak
asthmaOpen Targets
0.20Weak
neutropeniaOpen Targets
0.17Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.12Weak
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
strokeOpen Targets
0.11Weak
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
congenital rubellaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
infectionOpen Targets
0.10Weak
lower respiratory tract diseaseOpen Targets
0.10Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.10Weak
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
aortitisOpen Targets
0.10Weak
SepsisOpen Targets
0.10Weak
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
major depressive disorderOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
amyotrophic lateral sclerosisOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
pulmonary fibrosisOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
PSMC1Protein interaction100%PSMD1Protein interaction100%PSMB2Protein interaction100%PSMD13Protein interaction100%PSMD12Protein interaction100%PSMD2Protein interaction100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Brain
19%
Bone Marrow
18%
Ovary
2%
Liver
1%
Heart
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB5GW9 · 1.65 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.24LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.83 [0.58–1.24]
RankingsWhere CSF3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #1,805of 20,598
    Most Researched225 · top 10%
  • #13,037of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.24
Genes detectedCSF3
Sources retrieved27 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Heterogeneity of immune cells and their communications unveiled by transcriptome profiling in acute inflammatory lung injury.
PMID: 38745657
Front Immunol · 2024
1.00
2
Mechanisms and biomarkers of inflammatory endotypes in chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps.
PMID: 33326802
J Allergy Clin Immunol · 2021
0.90
3
Cancer-associated fibroblasts secrete CSF3 to promote TNBC progression via enhancing PGM2L1-dependent glycolysis reprogramming.
PMID: 40185722
Cell Death Dis · 2025
0.80
4
Colony-stimulating factors.
PMID: 2178548
Ann Clin Lab Sci · 1990
0.76
5
MiR-146a alleviates inflammatory bowel disease in mice through systematic regulation of multiple genetic networks.
PMID: 38799464
Front Immunol · 2024
0.72