VEGF gene

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:VEGFA
vascular permeability factor
gptkbp:alternativeSplicing multiple isoforms
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:cancer
age-related macular degeneration
diabetic retinopathy
pre-eclampsia
gptkbp:biologicalProcess angiogenesis
endothelial cell proliferation
growth factor activity
vasculogenesis
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Napoleone_Ferrara
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1989
gptkbp:encodes VEGF protein
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 7422
ENSG00000112715
gptkbp:expressedIn endothelial cells
tumor cells
gptkbp:fullName vascular endothelial growth factor gene
gptkbp:function increases vascular permeability
stimulates angiogenesis
regulates blood vessel formation
gptkbp:HGNC_ID HGNC:12680
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VEGF gene
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:6p21.1
gptkb:chromosome_6
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith gptkb:hereditary_hemorrhagic_telangiectasia
cancer progression
gptkbp:OMIM 192240
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:orthologInMouse gptkb:Vegfa
gptkbp:pathway gptkb:VEGF_signaling_pathway
gptkb:MAPK_signaling_pathway
gptkb:PI3K-Akt_signaling_pathway
gptkbp:product gptkb:VEGF-A
gptkbp:proteinFamily gptkb:VEGF_family
gptkbp:recipient gptkb:VEGFR1
gptkb:VEGFR2
gptkb:VEGFR3
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:hypoxia
gptkbp:target anti-VEGF therapy
gptkbp:targetOfDrug gptkb:bevacizumab
gptkb:aflibercept
gptkb:ranibizumab
gptkb:sorafenib
gptkb:sunitinib
gptkb:pegaptanib
gptkbp:UniProtID P15692
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:chromosome_6_(human)
gptkb:hypoxia_response_elements_(HREs)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7