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A growth factor is a naturally occurring substance capable of stimulating cell proliferation, wound healing, and occasionally cellular differentiation. [1] Usually it is a secreted protein or a steroid hormone .
A mitogenic growth factor activity was found in pituitary extracts by Armelin in 1973 [14] and further work by Gospodarowicz as reported in 1974 described a more defined isolation of proteins from cow brain extract which, when tested in a bioassay that caused fibroblasts to proliferate, led these investigators to apply the name "fibroblast ...
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is one among numerous growth factors that regulate cell growth and division.In particular, PDGF plays a significant role in blood vessel formation, the growth of blood vessels from already-existing blood vessel tissue, mitogenesis, i.e. proliferation, of mesenchymal cells such as fibroblasts, osteoblasts, tenocytes, vascular smooth muscle cells and ...
Growth differentiation factor 11 (GDF11), also known as bone morphogenetic protein 11 (BMP-11), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the growth differentiation factor 11 gene. [5] GDF11 is a member of the Transforming growth factor beta family. [6] GDF11 acts as a cytokine and its sequence is highly conserved between in humans, mice and ...
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) or scatter factor (SF) is a paracrine cellular growth, motility and morphogenic factor. It is secreted by mesenchymal cells and targets and acts primarily upon epithelial cells and endothelial cells , but also acts on haemopoietic progenitor cells and T cells .
Placental growth factor (PlGF) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PGF gene. [5] [6] Placental growth factor (PGF) is a member of the VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) sub-family - a key molecule in angiogenesis and vasculogenesis, in particular during embryogenesis. The main source of PGF during pregnancy is the placental ...
8074 64654 Ensembl ENSG00000118972 ENSMUSG00000000182 UniProt Q9GZV9 Q9EPC2 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_020638 NM_022657 RefSeq (protein) NP_065689 NP_073148 Location (UCSC) Chr 12: 4.37 – 4.38 Mb Chr 6: 127.05 – 127.06 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) is a protein and member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family which participates ...
the Growth hormone/Insulin-like growth factor 1 signalling pathway [broken anchor] the activity levels of the electron transport chain in mitochondria [ 73 ] and (in plants) in chloroplasts. It is likely that most of these pathways affect ageing separately, because targeting them simultaneously leads to additive increases in lifespan.