Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP01349
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Vascular endothelial growth factor A
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name VEGFA
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in cytokine activity
Specific Function Growth factor active in angiogenesis, vasculogenesis and endothelial cell growth. Induces endothelial cell proliferation, promotes cell migration, inhibits apoptosis and induces permeabilization of blood vessels. Binds to the FLT1/VEGFR1 and KDR/VEGFR2 receptors, heparan sulfate and heparin (By similarity). Binding to NRP1 receptor initiates a signaling pathway needed for motor neuron axon guidance and cell body migration, including for the caudal migration of facial motor neurons from rhombomere 4 to rhombomere 6 during embryonic development (By similarity).
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 23
Locus Not Available
SNPs VEGFA
Gene Sequence
>573 bp
ATGAACTTTCTGCTCTCTTGGGTACATTGGAGCCTTGCCTTGCTGCTCTACCTTCACCAT
GCCAAGTGGTCCCAGGCTGCACCCATGGCAGAAGGAGGGCAGAAACCCCACGAAGTGGTG
AAGTTCATGGATGTCTACCAGCGCAGCTTCTGCCGTCCCATCGAGACCCTGGTGGACATC
TTCCAGGAGTACCCAGATGAGATTGAGTTCATTTTCAAGCCGTCCTGTGTGCCCCTGATG
CGGTGCGGGGGCTGCTGTAATGACGAAAGTCTGGAGTGTGTGCCCACTGAGGAGTTCAAC
ATCACCATGCAGATTATGCGGATCAAACCTCACCAAAGCCAGCACATAGGAGAGATGAGC
TTCCTACAGCATAACAAATGTGAATGCAGACCAAAGAAAGATAAAGCAAGGCAAGAAAAT
CCCTGTGGGCCTTGCTCAGAGCGGAGAAAGCATTTGTTTGTACAAGATCCGCAGACGTGT
AAATGTTCCTGCAAAAACACAGACTCGCGTTGCAAGGCGAGGCAGCTTGAGTTAAACGAA
CGTACTTGCAGATGTGACAAGCCGAGGCGGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 190
Molecular Weight 22310.0
Theoretical pI 8.02
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • 1-26
Transmembrane Regions
  • 67-87
  • 88-108
  • 153-173
  • 239-259
Protein Sequence
>Vascular endothelial growth factor A
MNFLLSWVHWSLALLLYLHHAKWSQAAPMAEGGQKPHEVVKFMDVYQRSFCRPIETLVDI
FQEYPDEIEFIFKPSCVPLMRCGGCCNDESLECVPTEEFNITMQIMRIKPHQSQHIGEMS
FLQHNKCECRPKKDKARQENPCGPCSERRKHLFVQDPQTCKCSCKNTDSRCKARQLELNE
RTCRCDKPRR
GenBank ID Protein AAA30502.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P15691
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name VEGFA_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID M32976
GeneCard ID VEGFA
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available