Epiregulin Picokine (EREG) ELISA Kit for Human

This gene encodes a secreted peptide hormone and member of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family of proteins. The encoded protein is a ligand of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the structurally related erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 4 (ERBB4). The encoded protein may be involved in a wide range of biological processes including inflammation, wound healing, oocyte maturation, and cell proliferation. Additionally, the encoded protein may promote the progression of cancers of various human tissues. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015]

Epiregulin: Ligand of the EGF receptor/EGFR and ERBB4. May be a mediator of localized cell proliferation. As a mitogen it may stimulate cell proliferation and/or angiogenesis.

Protein type: Membrane protein, integral

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 4q13.3

Cellular Component: extracellular region; extracellular space; integral to plasma membrane; intracellular

Molecular Function: epidermal growth factor receptor binding; growth factor activity; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase activity; protein binding; protein-tyrosine kinase activity; Ras guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity

Biological Process: anatomical structure morphogenesis; angiogenesis; cell-cell signaling; cytokine and chemokine mediated signaling pathway; epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway; female meiosis; keratinocyte differentiation; keratinocyte proliferation; luteinizing hormone signaling pathway; MAPKKK cascade; mRNA transcription; negative regulation of cell proliferation; negative regulation of epithelial cell proliferation; negative regulation of smooth muscle cell differentiation; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; oocyte maturation; organ morphogenesis; ovarian cumulus expansion; ovulation; peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; phosphoinositide phosphorylation; phosphoinositide-mediated signaling; positive regulation of cell proliferation; positive regulation of cytokine biosynthetic process; positive regulation of cytokine production; positive regulation of DNA replication; positive regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor activity; positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation; positive regulation of GTPase activity; positive regulation of innate immune response; positive regulation of interleukin-6 biosynthetic process; positive regulation of mitosis; positive regulation of phosphorylation; positive regulation of protein kinase activity; positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation; primary follicle stage, oogenesis; regulation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase cascade; response to peptide hormone stimulus; wound healing