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Gene information for VEGFA (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID7422
Official gene symbolVEGFA
Full namevascular endothelial growth factor A
Aliases,MGC70609,MVCD1,VEGF,VPF,
Gene summaryThis gene is a member of the PDGF/VEGF growth factor family and encodes a protein that is often found as a disulfide linked homodimer. This protein is a glycosylated mitogen that specifically acts on endothelial cells and has various effects, including mediating increased vascular permeability, inducing angiogenesis, vasculogenesis and endothelial cell growth, promoting cell migration, and inhibiting apoptosis. Elevated levels of this protein is linked to POEMS syndrome, also known as Crow-Fukase syndrome. Mutations in this gene have been associated with proliferative and nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy. Alternatively spliced transcript variants, encoding either freely secreted or cell-associated isoforms, have been characterized. There is also evidence for the use of non-AUG (CUG) translation initiation sites upstream of, and in-frame with the first AUG, leading to additional isoforms. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 6   Locus: 6p12
Gene position43737946 - 43754224  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size16279 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID192240