EGF Products

Description

Epidermal growth factor has a profound effect on the differentiation of specific cells in vivo and is a potent mitogenic factor for a variety of cultured cells of both ectodermal and mesodermal origin. The EGF precursor is believed to exist as a membrane-bound molecule which is proteolytically cleaved to generate the 53-amino acid peptide hormone that stimulates cells to divide.

Bioinformatics

Entrez	13645 Mouse 1950 Human 25313 Rat
Uniprot	NM_001963 Human NP_001954 Human P01133 Human Q6QBS2 Human
Product By Gene ID	1950
Alternate Names	beta-urogastrone epidermal growth factor (beta-urogastrone) epidermal growth factor hEGF HOMG4 pro-epidermal growth factor URG

Research Areas for EGF

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Angiogenesis
Biologically Active Proteins
Cancer
Cell Cycle and Replication
Cytokine Research
Immunology
Virology, Bacteria and Parasites

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