Epidermal Growth Factor

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:EGF
gptkbp:binds gptkb:Epidermal_Growth_Factor_Receptor
gptkbp:category growth factor
signaling molecule
mitogen
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Stanley_Cohen
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 1950 (NCBI)
ENSG00000138798
gptkbp:firstIsolatedFrom mouse submaxillary gland
gptkbp:foundIn humans
mice
other mammals
gptkbp:function stimulates cell growth
stimulates cell proliferation
stimulates cell differentiation
gptkbp:gene gptkb:EGF_gene
gptkbp:HGNC_ID 3229
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epidermal Growth Factor
gptkbp:inhibitedBy gastric acid secretion
gptkbp:involvedIn embryonic development
angiogenesis
tissue regeneration
tumorigenesis
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome chromosome 4q25-q27 (human)
gptkbp:medicalUse wound healing
treatment of burns
treatment of ulcers
gptkbp:molecularWeight ~6 kDa (human)
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear Stanley Cohen (1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine)
gptkbp:OMIM 131530
gptkbp:orthologIn gptkb:amphiregulin
gptkb:betacellulin
gptkb:epiregulin
gptkb:transforming_growth_factor_alpha_(TGF-α)
gptkb:heparin-binding_EGF-like_growth_factor_(HB-EGF)
gptkbp:producedBy various tissues
gptkbp:promotion fibroblast proliferation
epithelial cell proliferation
gptkbp:recipient gptkb:EGFR
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:MAPK/ERK_pathway
gptkb:PI3K/AKT_pathway
gptkb:JAK/STAT_pathway
cancer progression
cell signaling pathways
gptkbp:sequence 53 amino acids (human)
gptkbp:structure contains three disulfide bonds
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:EGF
gptkbp:UniProtID P01133
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EGF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7