PDGFD

PDGFD

PDGFD

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Platelet-derived growth factor D is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PDGFD gene.[5][6][7]

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The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the platelet-derived growth factor family. The four members of this family are mitogenic factors for cells of mesenchymal origin and are characterized by a core motif of eight cysteines, seven of which are found in this factor. This gene product only forms homodimers and, therefore, does not dimerize with the other three family members. It differs from alpha and beta members of this family in having an unusual N-terminal domain, the CUB domain. Two splice variants have been identified for this gene.[7]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Hamada T, Ui-Tei K, Imaki J, Miyata Y (Feb 2001). "Molecular cloning of SCDGF-B, a novel growth factor homologous to SCDGF/PDGF-C/fallotein". Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 280 (3): 733–7. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2000.4187. PMID 11162582.
  4. LaRochelle WJ, Jeffers M, Corvalan JR, Jia XC, Feng X, Vanegas S, Vickroy JD, Yang XD, Chen F, Gazit G, Mayotte J, Macaluso J, Rittman B, Wu F, Dhanabal M, Herrmann J, Lichenstein HS (Apr 2002). "Platelet-derived growth factor D: tumorigenicity in mice and dysregulated expression in human cancer". Cancer Res. 62 (9): 2468–73. PMID 11980634.

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