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General description of the gene and the encoded protein(s) using information from HGNC and Ensembl, as well as predictions made by the Human Protein Atlas project.
Gene namei
Official gene symbol, which is typically a short form of the gene name, according to HGNC.
Assigned HPA protein class(es) for the encoded protein(s).
RAS pathway related proteins
Predicted locationi
All transcripts of all genes have been analyzed regarding the location(s) of corresponding protein based on prediction methods for signal peptides and transmembrane regions.
Genes with at least one transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, according to prediction methods or to UniProt location data, have been further annotated and classified with the aim to determine if the corresponding protein(s) are secreted or actually retained in intracellular locations or membrane-attached.
Remaining genes, with no transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, will be assigned the prediction-based location(s).
The annotated location overrules the predicted location, so that a gene encoding a predicted secreted protein that has been annotated as intracellular will have intracellular as the final location.
Gene information from Ensembl and Entrez, as well as links to available gene identifiers are displayed here. Information was retrieved from Ensembl if not indicated otherwise.
Chromosome
4
Cytoband
q32.1
Chromosome location (bp)
156760454 - 156971799
Number of transcriptsi
Number of protein-coding transcripts from the gene as defined by Ensembl.
Useful information about the protein provided by UniProt.
Growth factor that plays an essential role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation, cell migration, survival and chemotaxis. Potent mitogen and chemoattractant for cells of mesenchymal origin. Required for normal skeleton formation during embryonic development, especially for normal development of the craniofacial skeleton and for normal development of the palate. Required for normal skin morphogenesis during embryonic development. Plays an important role in wound healing, where it appears to be involved in three stages: inflammation, proliferation and remodeling. Plays an important role in angiogenesis and blood vessel development. Involved in fibrotic processes, in which transformation of interstitial fibroblasts into myofibroblasts plus collagen deposition occurs. The CUB domain has mitogenic activity in coronary artery smooth muscle cells, suggesting a role beyond the maintenance of the latency of the PDGF domain. In the nucleus, PDGFC seems to have additional function....show less
Molecular function (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins due to their particular molecular function.
Developmental protein, Growth factor, Mitogen
Gene summary (Entrez)i
Useful information about the gene from Entrez
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 core motif of eight cysteines. This gene product appears to form only homodimers. It differs from the platelet-derived growth factor alpha and beta polypeptides in having an unusual N-terminal domain, the CUB domain. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2010]...show less
PROTEIN INFORMATIONi
The protein information section displays alternative protein-coding transcripts (splice variants) encoded by this gene according to the Ensembl database.
The ENSP identifier links to the Ensembl website protein summary, while the ENST identifier links to the Ensembl website transcript summary for the selected splice variant. The data in the UniProt column can be expanded to show links to all matching UniProt identifiers for this protein.
The protein classes assigned to this protein are shown if expanding the data in the protein class column. Parent protein classes are in bold font and subclasses are listed under the parent class.
The Gene Ontology terms assigned to this protein are listed if expanding the Gene ontology column. The length of the protein (amino acid residues according to Ensembl), molecular mass (kDalton), predicted signal peptide (according to a majority of the signal peptide predictors SPOCTOPUS, SignalP 4.0, and Phobius) and the number of predicted transmembrane region(s) (according to MDM) are also reported.
Q9NRA1 [Direct mapping] Platelet-derived growth factor C Platelet-derived growth factor C, latent form Platelet-derived growth factor C, receptor-binding form
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Predicted secreted proteins Secreted proteins predicted by MDSEC SignalP predicted secreted proteins Phobius predicted secreted proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted secreted proteins RAS pathway related proteins Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0000139[Golgi membrane] GO:0005161[platelet-derived growth factor receptor binding] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005576[extracellular region] GO:0005615[extracellular space] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005788[endoplasmic reticulum lumen] GO:0005829[cytosol] GO:0005886[plasma membrane] GO:0007417[central nervous system development] GO:0008083[growth factor activity] GO:0008284[positive regulation of cell population proliferation] GO:0009986[cell surface] GO:0014068[positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling] GO:0016020[membrane] GO:0030335[positive regulation of cell migration] GO:0031954[positive regulation of protein autophosphorylation] GO:0042803[protein homodimerization activity] GO:0043406[positive regulation of MAP kinase activity] GO:0048008[platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling pathway] GO:0048146[positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation] GO:0048568[embryonic organ development] GO:0051781[positive regulation of cell division] GO:0070062[extracellular exosome] GO:0070374[positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade] GO:0070851[growth factor receptor binding] GO:0120162[positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis]
Q9NRA1 [Direct mapping] Platelet-derived growth factor C Platelet-derived growth factor C, latent form Platelet-derived growth factor C, receptor-binding form
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Predicted secreted proteins Secreted proteins predicted by MDSEC SignalP predicted secreted proteins Phobius predicted secreted proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted secreted proteins RAS pathway related proteins Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0000139[Golgi membrane] GO:0005161[platelet-derived growth factor receptor binding] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005576[extracellular region] GO:0005615[extracellular space] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005788[endoplasmic reticulum lumen] GO:0005829[cytosol] GO:0005886[plasma membrane] GO:0007171[activation of transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity] GO:0007417[central nervous system development] GO:0008083[growth factor activity] GO:0008284[positive regulation of cell population proliferation] GO:0009887[animal organ morphogenesis] GO:0009986[cell surface] GO:0014068[positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling] GO:0016020[membrane] GO:0030335[positive regulation of cell migration] GO:0031954[positive regulation of protein autophosphorylation] GO:0042803[protein homodimerization activity] GO:0043406[positive regulation of MAP kinase activity] GO:0048008[platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling pathway] GO:0048144[fibroblast proliferation] GO:0048146[positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation] GO:0048565[digestive tract development] GO:0048568[embryonic organ development] GO:0050730[regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation] GO:0051781[positive regulation of cell division] GO:0060348[bone development] GO:0070062[extracellular exosome] GO:0070374[positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade] GO:0070851[growth factor receptor binding] GO:0071230[cellular response to amino acid stimulus] GO:0120162[positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis]
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