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

vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGFC), vascular endothelial growth factor C (Vegfc), vascular endothelial growth factor c (vegfc), vascular endothelial growth factor C (vegfc)

Other aliases include:

VRP, Flt4-L, VEGF-C, AW228853, VEGFC, MGC136707, vegf-c, xvegf-c, MGC85010

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C:

vascular endothelial growth factor C – FLT4 ligand DHM – vascular endothelial growth factor-related protein – VRP – flt4-L – flt4 ligand – vascular endothelial growth factor C isoform 129 – vascular endothelial growth factor C isoform 184 – VEGF-C – vascular endothelial growth factor c

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C fulfills a number of functions:

growth factor activity – vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 binding – chemoattractant activity – vascular endothelial growth factor receptor binding

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C is relevant to the following processes:

angiogenesis – cell differentiation – morphogenesis of embryonic epithelium – multicellular organismal development – organ morphogenesis – positive regulation of cell division – positive regulation of neuroblast proliferation – signal transduction – substrate-bound cell migration – vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway – negative regulation of blood pressure – positive regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration – positive regulation of cell proliferation – positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation – positive regulation of protein amino acid autophosphorylation – positive regulation of protein secretion – regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway – induction of positive chemotaxis – positive regulation of mast cell chemotaxis – regulation of angiogenesis – response to drug – endoderm development – lymphangiogenesis – sprouting angiogenesis

Locations for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C:

extracellular region – extracellular space – membrane – platelet alpha granule lumen

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology