NCIt definition : Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (86 aa, 10 kDa) is encoded by the human HBEGF
gene. This protein is involved in both heart development and mitogenesis.;
NCIt note : The active form of the growth factor, called heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor,
is produced by two proteolytic cleavage events that remove 62 N-terminal amino acids
and 60 amino acids from the C-terminus of proheparin-binding EGF-like growth factor.
The precursor is a type I membrane protein and the mature form is a secreted protein.
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