PDGF-A

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkbp:alternativeSplicing yes
gptkbp:component extracellular space
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Russell_Ross
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1974
gptkbp:domain PDGF/VEGF domain
gptkbp:encodedBy PDGFA gene
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID gptkb:ENSG00000197461
5154
gptkbp:form homodimer
heterodimer with PDGF-B
gptkbp:fullName Platelet-derived growth factor subunit A
gptkbp:function growth factor activity
mitogenic factor for cells of mesenchymal origin
gptkbp:gene gptkb:PDGFA
gptkbp:GOProcess cell proliferation
angiogenesis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PDGF-A
gptkbp:length 211 amino acids (canonical isoform)
gptkbp:location chromosome 7p22
gptkbp:molecularWeight ~15 kDa (monomer)
gptkbp:OMIM 190040
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:orthologIn gptkb:Bos_taurus
gptkb:Mus_musculus
gptkb:Rattus_norvegicus
gptkbp:pathway gptkb:MAPK_signaling_pathway
gptkb:PI3K-Akt_signaling_pathway
gptkb:Ras_signaling_pathway
gptkb:Focal_adhesion_pathway
gptkbp:PDB 3MJK
gptkbp:postTranslationalModification glycosylation
disulfide bond formation
gptkbp:recipient gptkb:PDGF_receptor_alpha
gptkb:PDGF_receptor_beta
gptkbp:relatedTo cell proliferation
embryonic development
wound healing
angiogenesis
gptkbp:reviewedBy gptkb:UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
gptkbp:secretes macrophages
platelets
endothelial cells
smooth muscle cells
gptkbp:significance implicated in cancer
implicated in atherosclerosis
implicated in fibrotic diseases
gptkbp:structure contains a growth factor domain
gptkbp:UniProtID P04085
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PDGFRα
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6