Description
Product Characteristics:
This gene encodes a cell surface tyrosine kinase receptor for members of the platelet-derived growth factor family. These growth factors are mitogens for cells of mesenchymal origin. The identity of the growth factor bound to a receptor monomer determines whether the functional receptor is a homodimer or a heterodimer, composed of both platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha and beta polypeptides. This gene is flanked on chromosome 5 by the genes for granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and macrophage-colony stimulating factor receptor, all three genes may be implicated in the 5-q syndrome. A translocation between chromosomes 5 and 12, that fuses this gene to that of the translocation, ETV6, leukemia gene, results in chronic myeloproliferative disorder with eosinophilia. [provided by RefSeq].
Synonyms: PDGFRBphospho Y579, PDGF Receptor beta phospho Y579, PDGF Receptor beta phospho Tyr579, Beta platelet derived growth factor receptor, Beta-type platelet-derived growth factor receptor, CD 140B, CD140 antigen-like family member B, CD140B, CD140B, CD140b antigen, JTK12, OTTHUMP00000160528, PDGF R beta, PDGF-R-beta, PDGFR 1, PDGFR, PDGFR beta, PDGFR1, PDGFRB, PGFRB_HUMAN, Platelet derived growth factor receptor 1, Platelet derived growth factor receptor beta, Platelet derived growth factor receptor beta, polypeptide.
Target Information: This gene encodes a cell surface tyrosine kinase receptor for members of the platelet-derived growth factor family. These growth factors are mitogens for cells of mesenchymal origin. The identity of the growth factor bound to a receptor monomer determines whether the functional receptor is a homodimer or a heterodimer, composed of both platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha and beta polypeptides. This gene is flanked on chromosome 5 by the genes for granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and macrophage-colony stimulating factor receptor\, all three genes may be implicated in the 5-q syndrome. A translocation between chromosomes 5 and 12, that fuses this gene to that of the translocation, ETV6, leukemia gene, results in chronic myeloproliferative disorder with eosinophilia. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]