The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Epidermal Growth Factor across different species:

epidermal growth factor (beta-urogastrone) (EGF), epidermal growth factor (beta-urogastrone) (LOC100218747), epidermal growth factor (Egf), epidermal growth factor (EGF), epidermal growth factor (egf), pro-epidermal growth factor (CpipJ_CPIJ020278)

Other aliases include:

EGF, CEGF, LOC100218747, URG, HOMG4, AI790464

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Epidermal Growth Factor:

epidermal growth factor (beta-urogastrone) – epidermal growth factor – beta-urogastrone – pro-epidermal growth factor – Pro-epidermal growth factor precursor (EGF)

Epidermal Growth Factor fulfills a number of functions:

calcium ion binding – epidermal growth factor receptor binding – growth factor activity – protein binding – transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activator activity

Epidermal Growth Factor is relevant to the following processes:

activation of MAPKK activity – branching morphogenesis of a tube – epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway – positive regulation of granule cell precursor proliferation – regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation – DNA replication – angiogenesis – negative regulation of secretion – positive regulation of MAP kinase activity – positive regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor activity – positive regulation of mitosis – positive regulation of phosphorylation – regulation of protein secretion – signal transduction – mammary gland alveolus development – peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation – positive regulation of cell proliferation – intracellular protein kinase cascade – positive regulation of catenin protein nuclear translocation – protein localization at cell surface – regulation of calcium ion import

Locations for Epidermal Growth Factor:

extracellular space – membrane – extracellular region – integral to membrane – plasma membrane – platelet alpha granule lumen – soluble fraction

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology