Term Information

Accession
GO:1990265
Name
platelet-derived growth factor complex
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
PDGF complex, PDGF-AA dimer, PDGF-AB dimer, PDGF-BB dimer, PDGF-CC dimer, PDGF-DD dimer
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A protein complex consisting of two chains of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) subunits. PDGF dimers bind to PDGF receptors in the plasma membrane and induce receptor dimerisation and activation. PDGFs are involved in a wide variety of signalling processes. PDGFs are found in all vertebrates where at least 2 different chains (A and B) exist. In human (and other mammals), four types of PDGF chains (A, B, C, and D) are known which form five different dimers (AA, AB, BB, CC and DD). Source: PMID:11331882, GOC:bhm
Comment
An example of this is PDGFA in human (P04085) in PMID:20534510 (inferred from direct assay).
History
See term history for GO:1990265 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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