The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha Polypeptide across different species:

platelet-derived growth factor alpha polypeptide (PDGFA), platelet-derived growth factor alpha a (pdgfaa), platelet-derived growth factor alpha polypeptide (pdgfa)

Other aliases include:

PDGF1, PDGF-A, pdgfa, zgc:100777, PDGFA, pdgf, pdgf1, pdgf-a

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha Polypeptide:

platelet-derived growth factor alpha – PDGF A-chain – platelet-derived growth factor alpha chain – platelet-derived growth factor alpha isoform 2 preproprotein – platelet-derived growth factor alpha a – platelet-derived growth factor alpha polypeptide

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha Polypeptide fulfills a number of functions:

cell surface binding – collagen binding – growth factor activity – platelet-derived growth factor binding – platelet-derived growth factor receptor binding – protein heterodimerization activity – protein homodimerization activity

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha Polypeptide is relevant to the following processes:

cell activation – cell-cell signaling – embryonic development – negative chemotaxis – negative regulation of phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process – negative regulation of platelet activation – platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling pathway – positive regulation of DNA replication – positive regulation of cell division – positive regulation of cell migration – positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation – regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization – regulation of smooth muscle cell migration – wound healing – multicellular organismal development – actin cytoskeleton organization – angiogenesis – cell projection assembly – lung alveolus development – organ morphogenesis – regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation

Locations for Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha Polypeptide:

cell surface – extracellular region – extracellular space – membrane – platelet dense granule lumen – microvillus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology