VEGF-B
E823217
VEGF-B is a member of the vascular endothelial growth factor family involved in blood vessel biology and tissue survival, particularly in the heart and nervous system.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VEGF-B canonical | 2 |
| VEGF-B186 | 2 |
| VEGF family | 1 |
| VEGF-B167 | 1 |
| VEGFB gene | 1 |
| vascular endothelial growth factor B | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9812305 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VEGF-B Context triple: [aflibercept, targets, VEGF-B]
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A.
platelet-derived growth factor
Platelet-derived growth factor is a key signaling protein that regulates cell growth, proliferation, and angiogenesis, and plays important roles in wound healing and various pathological conditions such as cancer and fibrosis.
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B.
IN-2
IN-2 is the standard postal-style abbreviation used to refer to Indiana's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
aflibercept
Aflibercept is an anti-VEGF biologic drug used primarily to treat neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration and other retinal vascular diseases.
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D.
EGF
EGF is the ICAO airline designator used to identify American Eagle Airlines in aviation operations and communications.
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E.
B-VG
B-VG is the commonly used abbreviation for Austria’s Federal Constitutional Law, which forms the core of the country’s constitutional framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VEGF-B Target entity description: VEGF-B is a member of the vascular endothelial growth factor family involved in blood vessel biology and tissue survival, particularly in the heart and nervous system.
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A.
platelet-derived growth factor
Platelet-derived growth factor is a key signaling protein that regulates cell growth, proliferation, and angiogenesis, and plays important roles in wound healing and various pathological conditions such as cancer and fibrosis.
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B.
IN-2
IN-2 is the standard postal-style abbreviation used to refer to Indiana's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
aflibercept
Aflibercept is an anti-VEGF biologic drug used primarily to treat neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration and other retinal vascular diseases.
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D.
EGF
EGF is the ICAO airline designator used to identify American Eagle Airlines in aviation operations and communications.
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E.
B-VG
B-VG is the commonly used abbreviation for Austria’s Federal Constitutional Law, which forms the core of the country’s constitutional framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
growth factor
ⓘ
protein ⓘ vascular endothelial growth factor family member ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
VEGF-B167
ⓘ
linked to:
VEGF-B
VEGF-B186 ⓘ
linked to:
VEGF-B
vascular endothelial growth factor B ⓘ
linked to:
VEGF-B
|
| associatedWith |
cardiovascular disease (experimental models)
ⓘ
ischemic heart disease (experimental models) ⓘ neurodegenerative disease (experimental models) ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily |
VEGF family
ⓘ
linked to:
VEGF-B
|
| bindsReceptor |
FLT1
ⓘ
VEGFR-1 ⓘ |
| doesNotBindReceptor | VEGFR-2 ⓘ |
| encodedBy |
VEGFB gene
ⓘ
linked to:
VEGF-B
|
| expressedHighlyIn |
heart
ⓘ
skeletal muscle ⓘ |
| expressedIn |
brown adipose tissue
ⓘ
cardiomyocytes ⓘ endothelial cells ⓘ nervous system ⓘ neurons ⓘ |
| forms | disulfide-linked homodimer ⓘ |
| hasIsoform |
VEGF-B167
ⓘ
VEGF-B186 ⓘ
linked to:
VEGF-B
|
| involvedInPathway |
VEGF signaling pathway
ⓘ
angiogenesis signaling pathway ⓘ endothelial cell survival signaling ⓘ |
| locatedOnChromosome | chromosome 11q13 (human) ⓘ |
| organism | Homo sapiens ⓘ |
| postTranslationalModification | proteolytic processing ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
PlGF
ⓘ
VEGF-A ⓘ
linked to:
vascular endothelial growth factor A
VEGF-C ⓘ VEGF-D ⓘ |
| roleIn |
angiogenesis modulation
ⓘ
blood vessel biology ⓘ cardiac tissue survival ⓘ endothelial cell function ⓘ fatty acid uptake regulation ⓘ myocardial metabolism ⓘ neuronal survival ⓘ neuroprotection ⓘ tissue survival ⓘ vascular biology ⓘ vascular permeability regulation ⓘ |
| secreted | true ⓘ |
| therapeuticResearchArea |
cardioprotection
ⓘ
metabolic disease ⓘ neuroprotection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: VEGF-B Description of subject: VEGF-B is a member of the vascular endothelial growth factor family involved in blood vessel biology and tissue survival, particularly in the heart and nervous system.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: VEGF-B
linked to: VEGF-B
linked to: VEGF-B
linked to: VEGF-B
linked to: VEGF-B