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Facts about Placenta growth factor.
Isoform PlGF-2 binds NRP1/neuropilin-1 and NRP2/neuropilin-2 at a heparin-dependent Method. Also promotes cell tumor development.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | PGF |
Uniprot: | P49763 |
Entrez: | 5228 |
Belongs to: |
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PDGF/VEGF growth factor family |
D12S1900; PGF; PGFL; placenta growth factor; placental growth factor; placental growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor-related protein; PlGF; PlGF-2; PLGFplacental growth factor-like; SHGC-10760
Mass (kDA):
24.789 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 14q24.3 |
Sequence: | 14; NC_000014.9 (74941830..74955764, complement) |
While the three isoforms are present in most placental tissues, PlGF-2 is specific to early (8 week) placenta and only PlGF-1 is found in the colon and mammary carcinomas.
Secreted. The three isoforms are secreted but PlGF-2 appears to remain cell attached unless released by heparin.
PMID: 1924389 by Maglione D., et al. Isolation of a human placenta cDNA coding for a protein related to the vascular permeability factor.
PMID: 8148155 by Hauser S.D., et al. A heparin-binding form of placenta growth factor (PlGF-2) is expressed in human umbilical vein endothelial cells and in placenta.
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