Brain derived neurotrophic factor

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q123045
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Brain derived neurotrophic factor

Summary

Brain derived neurotrophic factor is a protein[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,903 views/month, #3 of 987).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's instance of is recorded as protein[3].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor is part of Cystine-knot cytokine[4].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor is part of brain-derived neurotrophic factor[5].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor is part of Nerve growth factor-related, protein family[6].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor is part of Nerve growth factor conserved site, protein family[7].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's Commons category is recorded as Brain-derived neurotrophic factor[8].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor comprises Nerve growth factor-related[9].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor comprises Nerve growth factor conserved site[10].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's molecular function is recorded as signaling receptor binding[11].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's molecular function is recorded as neurotrophin TRKB receptor binding[12].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's molecular function is recorded as growth factor activity[13].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's molecular function is recorded as protein binding[14].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's cell component is recorded as cytoplasm[15].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's cell component is recorded as perinuclear region of cytoplasm[16].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's cell component is recorded as mitochondrion[17].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's cell component is recorded as nuclear speck[18].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's cell component is recorded as cytoplasmic vesicle[19].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's cell component is recorded as extracellular region[20].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's cell component is recorded as extracellular region[21].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's cell component is recorded as extracellular space[22].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's cell component is recorded as synaptic vesicle[23].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's cell component is recorded as axon[24].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's cell component is recorded as dendrite[25].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's biological process is recorded as brain-derived neurotrophic factor receptor signaling pathway[26].
  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor's biological process is recorded as negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process[27].

Why It Matters

Brain derived neurotrophic factor ranks in the top 0.3% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,903 views/month, #3 of 987).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Molecular cloning of a human gene that is a member of the nerve growth factor family. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . LuTHy: a double-readout bioluminescence-based two-hybrid technology for quantitative mapping of protein-protein interactions in mammalian cells. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . A TrkB/EphrinA interaction controls retinal axon branching and synaptogenesis. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Has part(s) Nerve growth factor-related, Nerve growth factor conserved site
    Molecular function signaling receptor binding, neurotrophin TRKB receptor binding, growth factor activity +1
    Found in taxon Homo sapiens
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