PDGFB

PDGFB
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
Aliases PDGFB, IBGC5, PDGF-2, PDGF2, SIS, SSV, c-sis, platelet derived growth factor subunit B
External IDs MGI: 97528 HomoloGene: 74303 GeneCards: PDGFB
RNA expression pattern




More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

5155

18591

Ensembl

ENSG00000100311

ENSMUSG00000000489

UniProt

P01127

P31240

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_033016
NM_002608

NM_011057

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002599.1
NP_148937.1

NP_035187.2

Location (UCSC) Chr 22: 39.22 – 39.24 Mb Chr 15: 80 – 80.01 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
Wikidata
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Platelet-derived growth factor subunit B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PDGFB gene.[3][4]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the platelet-derived growth factor family. The four members of this family are mitogenic factors for cells of mesenchymal origin and are characterized by a motif of eight cysteines. This gene product can exist either as a homodimer (PDGF-BB) or as a heterodimer with the platelet-derived growth factor alpha (PDGFA) polypeptide (PDGF-AB), where the dimers are connected by disulfide bonds.

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene are associated with meningioma. Reciprocal translocations between chromosomes 22 and 17, at sites where this gene and that for COL1A1 are located, are associated with a particular type of skin tumor called dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans resulting from unregulated expression of growth factor. Two splice variants have been identified for this gene.[5]

See also

References

Further reading

  • Kurup S, Abramsson A, Li JP, Lindahl U, Kjellen L, Betsholtz C, Gerhardt H, Spillmann D (2006). "Heparan sulphate requirement in platelet-derived growth factor B-mediated pericyte recruitment". Biochem. Soc. Trans. 34 (Pt 3): 454–5. doi:10.1042/BST0340454. PMID 16709185. 


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