| Literature DB >> 8456283 |
Y Shing1, G Christofori, D Hanahan, Y Ono, R Sasada, K Igarashi, J Folkman.
Abstract
Betacellulin, a member of the epidermal growth factor family, has been identified in the conditioned medium of cell lines derived from mouse pancreatic beta cell tumors. Betacellulin is a 32-kilodalton glycoprotein that appears to be processed from a larger transmembrane precursor by proteolytic cleavage. The carboxyl-terminal domain of betacellulin has 50 percent sequence similarity with that of rat transforming growth factor alpha. Betacellulin is a potent mitogen for retinal pigment epithelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8456283 DOI: 10.1126/science.8456283
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728