epidermal growth factor

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q424374

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
protein
Part of
Six-bladed beta-propeller, TolB-like, Pro-epidermal growth factor, Growth factor receptor cysteine-rich domain superfamily, EGF-like calcium-binding domain, protein family, EGF-like domain, protein family, EGF-like, conserved site, protein family, LDLR class B repeat, protein family, EGF-like calcium-binding, conserved site, protein family[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Biological process
negative regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway, positive regulation of MAP kinase activity, epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway, regulation of protein localization to cell surface, ERK1 and ERK2 cascade, platelet degranulation, regulation of calcium ion import, mammary gland alveolus development, MAPK cascade, DNA replication, positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated, negative regulation of secretion, positive regulation of hyaluronan biosynthetic process, positive regulation of peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation, positive regulation of ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process, angiogenesis, Wnt signaling pathway involved in dorsal/ventral axis specification, positive regulation of cell population proliferation, positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation, positive regulation of cerebellar granule cell precursor proliferation, canonical Wnt signaling pathway, negative regulation of cholesterol efflux, peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation, positive regulation of DNA binding, positive regulation of phosphorylation, positive regulation of mitotic nuclear division, branching morphogenesis of an epithelial tube, signal transduction, regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation, ERBB2 signaling pathway, phosphatidylinositol phosphate biosynthetic process, positive regulation of protein tyrosine kinase activity, activation of transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity, regulation of cell motility, positive regulation of receptor internalization, positive regulation of epidermal growth factor-activated receptor activity, membrane organization, negative regulation of ERBB signaling pathway, embryonic retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye, positive regulation of gene expression, positive regulation of cell migration, positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling, negative regulation of Notch signaling pathway, regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT, positive regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway, positive regulation of protein localization to early endosome[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]
Cell component
integral component of membrane, membrane, receptor complex, extracellular region, lysosomal membrane, extracellular exosome, platelet alpha granule lumen, extracellular space, clathrin-coated vesicle membrane, plasma membrane, extracellular region, extracellular space, lysosomal membrane, extracellular exosome[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Encoded by
EGF
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens
Has part(s)
EGF-type aspartate/asparagine hydroxylation site, EGF-like calcium-binding, conserved site, EGF-like, conserved site, EGF-like calcium-binding domain, EGF-like domain, LDLR class B repeat[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Molecular function
calcium ion binding, transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activator activity, epidermal growth factor receptor binding, Wnt-protein binding, protein binding, growth factor activity, Wnt-activated receptor activity, protein tyrosine kinase activity, phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase activity[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Physically interacts with
epidermal growth factor receptor[1]
🏷️ Also known as
en epidermal growth factor en beta-urogastrone en EGF en pro-epidermal growth factor ar عامل نمو البشرة cs EGF cs epidermal growth factor cs epidermální růstový faktor de Epidermalwachstumsfaktor de epidermaler Wachstumsfaktor es EGF es epidermal growth factor es factor de crecimiento epidermico es factor de crecimiento epidérmico es factor de crecimiento transformante alfa es TGF alfa fa عامل رشد اپیدرمال fi epidermikasvutekijä fr facteur de croissance epidermique fr epidermal growth factor

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Cell component 5
Biological process 3
Found in taxon 1
Instance of 1
Molecular function 1
Physically interacts with 1
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Nerve Growth Factor Regulation of m4 Muscarinic Receptor mRNA Stability but Not Gene Transcription Requires Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Activity. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Nerve Growth Factor Regulation of m4 Muscarinic Receptor mRNA Stability but Not Gene Transcription Requires Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Activity. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . EGF activates its receptor by removing interactions that autoinhibit ectodomain dimerization. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Integral and associated lysosomal membrane proteins. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Proteomic analysis of podocyte exosome-enriched fraction from normal human urine. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Human epidermal growth factor precursor: cDNA sequence, expression in vitro and gene organization. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Epigen, the last ligand of ErbB receptors, reveals intricate relationships between affinity and mitogenicity. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Cell-cell contact formation governs Ca2+ signaling by TRPC4 in the vascular endothelium: evidence for a regulatory TRPC4-beta-catenin interaction. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Activation of TRAP/mediator subunit TRAP220/Med1 is regulated by mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent phosphorylation. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Cell-cell contact formation governs Ca2+ signaling by TRPC4 in the vascular endothelium: evidence for a regulatory TRPC4-beta-catenin interaction. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Expression of Q227L-galphas in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells inhibits tumorigenesis. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Molecular function → calcium ion binding, transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activator activity, epidermal growth factor receptor binding +6
    Physically interacts with → epidermal growth factor receptor
    Part of → —
    Cell component → integral component of membrane, membrane, receptor complex +11
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