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Facts about Platelet-derived growth factor subunit A.
Required for normal lung alveolar septum formation during embryogenesis, normal development of the gastrointestinal tract, normal development of Leydig cells and spermatogenesis. Required for normal oligodendrocyte development and normal myelination in the spinal cord and cerebellum.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | PDGFA |
Uniprot: | P04085 |
Entrez: | 5154 |
Belongs to: |
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PDGF/VEGF growth factor family |
PDGFAA; PDGF-AA
Mass (kDA):
24.043 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 7p22.3 |
Sequence: | 7; NC_000007.14 (497245..520668, complement) |
Secreted. Released by platelets upon wounding.
PMID: 3422746 by Bonthron D.T., et al. Platelet-derived growth factor A chain: gene structure, chromosomal location, and basis for alternative mRNA splicing.
PMID: 2832727 by Rorsman F., et al. Structural characterization of the human platelet-derived growth factor A-chain cDNA and gene: alternative exon usage predicts two different precursor proteins.
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