IL34, Official Symbol IL34provided by HGNC Official Full Name interleukin 34provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:28529 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000157368 MIM:612081; AllianceGenome:HGNC:28529 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as IL-34; C16orf77 Summary Interleukin-34 is a cytokine that promotes the differentiation and viability of monocytes and macrophages through the colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF1R; MIM 164770) (Lin et al., 2008 [PubMed 18467591]).[supplied by OMIM, May 2008] Expression Biased expression in spleen (RPKM 59.9), skin (RPKM 16.8) and 5 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all