EGF Family of Proteins
"EGF Family of Proteins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of proteins that are related to epidermal growth factor. They share in common a consensus sequence consisting of six spatially conserved CYSTEINE residues which form three intramolecular bonds. This consensus sequence is commonly referred to EGF motif and is considered essential for binding of the proteins to ERB RECEPTORS.
| Descriptor ID |
D066255
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.382 D12.776.467.382 D23.529.382
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| Concept/Terms |
EGF Family of Proteins- EGF Family of Proteins
- Proteins EGF Family
- Epidermal Growth Factors
- EGF Receptor Ligands
- Ligands, EGF Receptor
- Receptor Ligands, EGF
- Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Proteins
- Epidermal Growth Factor Like Proteins
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Xu D, Perez RE, Ekekezie II, Navarro A, Truog WE. Epidermal growth factor-like domain 7 protects endothelial cells from hyperoxia-induced cell death. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2008 Jan; 294(1):L17-23.