epidermal growth factor (EGF)

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
growth factor
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:urogastrone
gptkbp:binds gptkb:epidermal_growth_factor_receptor_(EGFR)
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Stanley_Cohen
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1962
gptkbp:foundIn humans
mice
other mammals
gptkbp:function stimulates cell growth
stimulates cell proliferation
stimulates cell differentiation
gptkbp:gene gptkb:EGF_gene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label epidermal growth factor (EGF)
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome chromosome 4q25-q27 (human)
gptkbp:medicalUse wound healing
treatment of burns
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear Stanley Cohen (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1986)
gptkbp:PDB gptkb:1EGF
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:EGFR_signaling_pathway
cancer biology
cell signaling
gptkbp:sequence 53 amino acids (human)
gptkbp:structure single-chain polypeptide
gptkbp:UniProtID P01133
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NP_005334.1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6