TGF alpha

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Transforming growth factor, alpha

PDB rendering based on 1mox.
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsTGFA; TFGA
External IDsOMIM: 190170 MGI: 98724 HomoloGene: 2431 GeneCards: TGFA Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez703921802
EnsemblENSG00000163235ENSMUSG00000029999
UniProtP01135P48030
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001099691NM_031199
RefSeq (protein)NP_001093161NP_112476
Location (UCSC)Chr 2:
70.67 – 70.78 Mb
Chr 6:
86.2 – 86.28 Mb
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Transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-α) is upregulated in some human cancers. It is produced in macrophages, brain cells, and keratinocytes, and induces epithelial development. It is closely related to EGF, and can also bind to the EGF receptor with similar effects. TGFα stimulates neural cell proliferation in the adult injured brain.[1]

TGFα was cited in the 2001 NIH Stem Cell report to the U.S. Congress as promising evidence for the ability of adult stem cells to restore function in neurodegenerative disorders.

Interactions

TGF alpha has been shown to interact with GORASP1[2] and GORASP2.[2]

See also

References

  1. Fallon, J; Reid, S; Kinyamu, R; Opole, I; Opole, R; Baratta, J; Korc, M; Endo, TL et al. (2000). "In vivo induction of massive proliferation, directed migration, and differentiation of neural cells in the adult mammalian brain". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 97 (26): 14686–91. doi:10.1073/pnas.97.26.14686. PMC 18979. PMID 11121069. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Barr, F A; Preisinger C, Kopajtich R, Körner R (Dec 2001). "Golgi matrix proteins interact with p24 cargo receptors and aid their efficient retention in the Golgi apparatus". J. Cell Biol. (United States) 155 (6): 885–91. doi:10.1083/jcb.200108102. ISSN 0021-9525. PMC 2150891. PMID 11739402. 

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