VEGFA gene

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:alias gptkb:VEGF
gptkb:MVCD1
gptkb:VPF
gptkbp:alternativeSplicing produces multiple isoforms
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:cancer
age-related macular degeneration
diabetic retinopathy
pre-eclampsia
gptkbp:biologicalProcess wound healing
tissue regeneration
gptkbp:clinicalTrialPhase VEGF serum level measurement
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Napoleone_Ferrara
gptkbp:encodes gptkb:VEGF-A
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 7422
ENSG00000112715
gptkbp:expressedIn embryonic development
endothelial cells
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:vascular_endothelial_growth_factor_A
gptkbp:function stimulates vasculogenesis and angiogenesis
gptkbp:GO:0001525 angiogenesis
gptkbp:GO:0008083 growth factor activity
gptkbp:GO:0008284 positive regulation of cell proliferation
gptkbp:HGNC_ID HGNC:12680
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VEGFA gene
gptkbp:length 165 amino acids (major isoform)
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:6p21.1
gptkbp:mRNALength ~4000 nucleotides
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith hereditary vascular diseases
gptkbp:OMIM 192240
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:orthologInChicken gptkb:VEGFA
gptkbp:orthologInChimpanzee gptkb:VEGFA
gptkbp:orthologInCow gptkb:VEGFA
gptkbp:orthologInDog gptkb:VEGFA
gptkbp:orthologInFruitFly gptkb:Pvf1
gptkbp:orthologInMouse gptkb:Vegfa
gptkbp:orthologInYeast no ortholog
gptkbp:orthologInZebrafish vegfaa
gptkbp:postTranslationalModification glycosylation
disulfide bond formation
signal peptide cleavage
gptkbp:proteinFamily PDGF/VEGF domain
PDGF/VEGF growth factor family
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:HIF1A
upregulated by hypoxia
gptkbp:targetOfDrug gptkb:bevacizumab
gptkb:aflibercept
gptkb:ranibizumab
gptkbp:UniProtID P15692
gptkbp:usedInTherapy anti-VEGF therapy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:F-BVFA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5