Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (M-CSF), also known as CSF-1, is a secreted?cytokine?which influences?hematopoietic stem cells?to differentiate into?macrophages?or other related cell types. M-CSF (or CSF-1) is a hematopoietic growth factor that is involved in the proliferation, differentiation, and survival of?monocytes,?macrophages, and bone marrow progenitor cells. It can also affects macrophages and monocytes in several ways, including stimulating increased phagocytic and chemotactic activity, and increased tumour cell cytotoxicity. By interacting with its membrane receptor (CSF1R?or M-CSF-R encoded by the c-fms proto-oncogene), M-CSF also modulates the proliferation of earlier hematopoietic progenitors and influence numerous physiological processes involved in immunology, metabolism, fertility and pregnancy. Thus a functional binding ELISA assay was conducted to detect the interaction of recombinant human M-CSF and recombinant human Colony Stimulating Factor 2 Receptor Alpha (CSF2Ra). Briefly, biotin-linked M-CSF were diluted serially in PBS, with 0.01% BSA (pH 7.4). Duplicate samples of 100 ul were then transferred to CSF2Ra-coated microtiter wells and incubated for 1h at 37℃. Wells were washed with PBST 3 times and incubation with Streptavidin-HRP for 30min, then wells were aspirated and washed 5 times. With the addition of substrate solution, wells were incubated 15-25 minutes at 37℃. Finally, add 50 μl stop solution to the wells and read at 450/630 nm immediately. The binding activity of recombinant human M-CSF and recombinant human CSF2Ra was shown in Figure 1, the EC50?for this effect is 0.02 ug/mL.