Nerve Growth Factor

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
neurotrophin
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:NGF
gptkb:beta-NGF
gptkbp:category neurobiology
growth factor
signaling molecule
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Rita_Levi-Montalcini
gptkb:Stanley_Cohen
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1950s
gptkbp:encodedBy NGF gene
gptkbp:expressedIn central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
gptkbp:function regulates development of sympathetic and sensory neurons
promotes growth and survival of neurons
gptkbp:gene gptkb:NGF
gptkbp:GO GO:0005169
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nerve Growth Factor
gptkbp:involvedIn cell survival
synaptic transmission
neurogenesis
inflammatory response
nociception
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:1p13.1
gptkbp:medicalUse investigated for neurodegenerative disorders
gptkbp:MeSH_ID D009435
gptkbp:molecularWeight 26 kDa
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear Rita Levi-Montalcini and Stanley Cohen, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1986
gptkbp:OMIM 162030
gptkbp:organism gptkb:human
gptkb:mouse
right
gptkbp:orthologIn gptkb:mouse_NGF
gptkb:rat_NGF
gptkbp:PDB gptkb:1BET
gptkbp:promotion gptkb:synaptic_plasticity
axon growth
gptkbp:recipient gptkb:TrkA
gptkb:p75NTR
gptkbp:regulates apoptosis
cell differentiation
neurite outgrowth
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Alzheimer's_disease
neurodegenerative diseases
pain modulation
gptkbp:sequence protein-coding
gptkbp:structure homodimer
gptkbp:UniProtID gptkb:P01138
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NGF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6