PDGF-Ab (PDGFB,PDGFA) ELISA Kit for Rat

PDGFB: Growth factor that plays an essential role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation, cell migration, survival and chemotaxis. Potent mitogen for cells of mesenchymal origin. Required for normal proliferation and recruitment of pericytes and vascular smooth muscle cells in the central nervous system, skin, lung, heart and placenta. Required for normal blood vessel development, and for normal development of kidney glomeruli. Plays an important role in wound healing. Signaling is modulated by the formation of heterodimers with PDGFA. A chromosomal aberration involving PDGFB is found in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Translocation t(17;22)(q22;q13) with PDGFB. Belongs to the PDGF/VEGF growth factor family.

Protein type: Secreted; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis; Secreted, signal peptide; Oncoprotein

Cellular Component: extracellular space; cell surface; membrane; basolateral plasma membrane; cytoplasm

Molecular Function: collagen binding; identical protein binding; protein homodimerization activity; growth factor activity; protein heterodimerization activity; platelet-derived growth factor binding; platelet-derived growth factor receptor binding; superoxide-generating NADPH oxidase activator activity; chemoattractant activity; receptor binding

Biological Process: positive regulation of cyclin-dependent protein kinase activity; heart development; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; positive regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway; cell projection biogenesis; response to organic cyclic substance; protein amino acid phosphorylation; positive regulation of MAP kinase activity; monocyte chemotaxis; positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation; positive chemotaxis; cell growth; positive regulation of mitotic cell cycle, embryonic; substrate-bound cell migration; response to drug; positive regulation of mitosis; positive regulation of chemotaxis; activation of protein kinase B; positive regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration; positive regulation of protein amino acid autophosphorylation; positive regulation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase cascade; positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; response to estrogen stimulus; activation of protein kinase activity; blood vessel morphogenesis; positive regulation of endothelial cell proliferation; actin cytoskeleton organization and biogenesis; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; embryonic placenta development; peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; wound healing; positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation; platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of smooth muscle cell migration; response to estradiol stimulus; response to insulin stimulus; response to organic substance; positive regulation of MAPKKK cascade; positive regulation of glomerular filtration; positive regulation of cell proliferation; response to wounding; hemopoiesis; DNA replication; negative regulation of cell migration; regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; negative regulation of phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process; positive regulation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase activity; regulation of cell proliferation; peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; response to hypoxia; blood coagulation; positive regulation of DNA replication; positive regulation of cell migration