Preferred Label : Heparin-binding EGF-like Growth Factor;
MeSH definition : An EGF family member that is expressed in a variety of hematopoietic, endothelial,
vascular smooth muscle, and epithelial cells. It is synthesized as a transmembrane
protein which is cleaved by proteases to produce the secreted form of the protein
which has specificity for the EGF RECEPTOR and the ERBB-4 RECEPTOR. The membrane-bound
form of the protein has been identified as the receptor which binds to and allows
DIPHTHERIA TOXIN to enter cells.;
MeSH synonym : Heparin binding EGF like Growth Factor; HB-EGF; HB EGF; Heparin-binding EGF-like Growth-Factor;
MeSH hyponym : Heparin-binding Epidermal Growth Factor-like Growth Factor Precursor Protein; short form HB-EGF; HB-EGF, Short Form; Short Form HB EGF; SF HB-EGF; SF HB EGF; Heparin binding Epidermal Growth Factor like Growth Factor Precursor Protein; Receptor, Diphtheria Toxin; HB-EGF Precursor; HB EGF Precursor; Diphtheria Toxin Receptor; Toxin Receptor, Diphtheria; Diphtheria Toxin Receptors; Receptors, Diphtheria Toxin; Toxin Receptors, Diphtheria;
Origin ID : D066257;
UMLS CUI : C0166825;
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An EGF family member that is expressed in a variety of hematopoietic, endothelial,
vascular smooth muscle, and epithelial cells. It is synthesized as a transmembrane
protein which is cleaved by proteases to produce the secreted form of the protein
which has specificity for the EGF RECEPTOR and the ERBB-4 RECEPTOR. The membrane-bound
form of the protein has been identified as the receptor which binds to and allows
DIPHTHERIA TOXIN to enter cells.