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Historical Background
Platelet-derived growth factor, PDGF, was first found as a factor that comes from platelet that stimulates the growth of fibroblasts in vitro (Hannink and Donoghue 1989). Also, PDGF is characterized as a potent mitogen for mesenchymal origin cells such as smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, and glial cells (Hannink and Donoghue 1989). Furthermore, it is known that PDGF is related to blood vessel formation and induces angiogenesis (Keck et al. 1989). Two types of PDGF polypeptides, PDGF-A and PDGF-B, were firstly reported for subtypes. In early 2000s, additional two types of PDGF were identified, which are PDGF-C and PDGF-D (Li et al. 2000; Bergsten et al. 2001). This entry examines further details of PDGF.
PDGF Receptor
PDGF receptor (PDGFR) is a cell surface receptor and type of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK). After ligand binding, PDGFR internalizes and regulates downstream signaling such as Akt and ERK (Heldin 1992). Two...
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Choi, N., Moon, JH., Sung, JH. (2018). PDGF. In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_101813
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