En 6 kD-polypeptidtillväxtfaktor som först iakttogs i de submaxillära spottkörtlarna hos möss. Epidermal tillväxtfaktor hos människor isolerades ursprungligen ur urin, då den har förmåga att hämma magsaftsutsöndring, och ämnet kallades urogastron. Faktorn uppvisar ett flertal biologiska effekter, inklusive främjande av tillväxt och differentiering av mesenkym- och epitelceller. Syn. EGF.
A 6-kDa polypeptide growth factor initially discovered in mouse submaxillary glands. Human epidermal growth factor was originally isolated from urine based on its ability to inhibit gastric secretion and called urogastrone. Epidermal growth factor exerts a wide variety of biological effects including the promotion of proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal and EPITHELIAL CELLS. It is synthesized as a transmembrane protein which can be cleaved to release a soluble active form.
EGF — Epidermal tillväxtfaktor-urogastron — Urogastron
Growth Factor, Epidermal — Urogastrone — EGF — Human Urinary Gastric Inhibitor — beta-Urogastrone — beta Urogastrone — Epidermal Growth Factor-Urogastrone — Growth Factor-Urogastrone, Epidermal