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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Oncostatin M
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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Oncostatin M

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Oncostatin M  

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Scope note

  • A cytokine with both pro- and anti-inflammatory actions that depend upon the cellular microenvironment. Oncostatin M is a 28 kDa monomeric glycoprotein that is similar in structure to LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR. Its name derives from the the observation that it inhibited the growth of tumor cells and augmented the growth of normal fibroblasts.

History note

  • 2007(1987)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053683

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