MeSH definition : A 17-kDa single-chain polypeptide growth factor that plays a significant role in the
process of WOUND HEALING and is a potent inducer of PHYSIOLOGIC ANGIOGENESIS. It binds
to HEPARIN, which potentiates its biological activity and protects it from proteolysis.
The growth factor is an extremely potent inducer of DNA synthesis in a variety of
cell types from mesoderm and neuroectoderm lineages, and also has chemotactic and
mitogenic activities. It was originally named acidic fibroblast growth factor based
upon its chemical properties and to distinguish it from basic fibroblast growth factor
(FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2).;
MeSH synonym : acidic fibroblast growth factor; class i heparin-binding growth factor; fgf-1; fgf1; fibroblast growth factor, acidic; hbgf-1; heparin binding growth factor, class i; heparin-binding fibroblast growth factor class i; heparin-binding growth factor, class i; fibroblast growth Factor-1;
MeSH CAS label : fibroblast growth factor (human brain acidic protein moiety reduced);
A 17-kDa single-chain polypeptide growth factor that plays a significant role in the
process of WOUND HEALING and is a potent inducer of PHYSIOLOGIC ANGIOGENESIS. It binds
to HEPARIN, which potentiates its biological activity and protects it from proteolysis.
The growth factor is an extremely potent inducer of DNA synthesis in a variety of
cell types from mesoderm and neuroectoderm lineages, and also has chemotactic and
mitogenic activities. It was originally named acidic fibroblast growth factor based
upon its chemical properties and to distinguish it from basic fibroblast growth factor
(FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2).