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VEGFA (vascular endothelial growth factor A)

Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
7422
Gene nameGene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Vascular endothelial growth factor A
Gene symbolGene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC, which is a short abbreviated form of the gene name.
VEGFA
SynonymsGene synonyms aliases
MVCD1, VEGF, VPF
ChromosomeChromosome number
6
Chromosome locationChromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
6p21.1
SummarySummary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene is a member of the PDGF/VEGF growth factor family. It encodes a heparin-binding protein, which exists as a disulfide-linked homodimer. This growth factor induces proliferation and migration of vascular endothelial cells, and is essential for both physiological and pathological angiogenesis. Disruption of this gene in mice resulted in abnormal embryonic blood vessel formation. This gene is upregulated in many known tumors and its expression is correlated with tumor stage and progression. Elevated levels of this protein are found in patients with POEMS syndrome, also known as Crow-Fukase syndrome. Allelic variants of this gene have been associated with microvascular complications of diabetes 1 (MVCD1) and atherosclerosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described. There is also evidence for alternative translation initiation from upstream non-AUG (CUG) codons resulting in additional isoforms. A recent study showed that a C-terminally extended isoform is produced by use of an alternative in-frame translation termination codon via a stop codon readthrough mechanism, and that this isoform is antiangiogenic. Expression of some isoforms derived from the AUG start codon is regulated by a small upstream open reading frame, which is located within an internal ribosome entry site. The levels of VEGF are increased during infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), thus promoting inflammation by facilitating recruitment of inflammatory cells, and by increasing the level of angiopoietin II (Ang II), one of two products of the SARS-CoV-2 binding target, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). In turn, Ang II facilitates the elevation of VEGF, thus forming a vicious cycle in the release of inflammatory cytokines. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2020]
SNPsSNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs2010963 C>G,T Risk-factor Upstream transcript variant, genic upstream transcript variant, 5 prime UTR variant
rs756155710 GACA>-,GACAGACA,GACAGACAGACA Likely-pathogenic 5 prime UTR variant, coding sequence variant, frameshift variant, upstream transcript variant, genic upstream transcript variant
miRNAmiRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT000721 hsa-miR-373-3p ELISA, Luciferase reporter assay 18320040
MIRT000722 hsa-miR-302d-3p ELISA, Luciferase reporter assay 18320040
MIRT003428 hsa-miR-126-3p Luciferase reporter assay, Reporter assay 19223090
MIRT003428 hsa-miR-126-3p Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR, Western blot 22510476
MIRT003428 hsa-miR-126-3p Luciferase reporter assay, Western blot, Reporter assay;Western blot 21249429
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
AR Activation 16007189
AR Unknown 23369005
ARNT Unknown 16774940;19020709
ATF4 Activation 15788408;18829529
ATF4 Unknown 18451308;22915762;23908598
Gene ontology (GO)Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA 18093989
GO:0001525 Process Angiogenesis IDA 11427521, 21771332
GO:0001541 Process Ovarian follicle development ISS
GO:0001569 Process Branching involved in blood vessel morphogenesis IMP 23083510, 23688497
GO:0001569 Process Branching involved in blood vessel morphogenesis ISS
Other IDsOther ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM
HGNC
e!Ensembl
Protein
UniProt ID P15692
Protein name Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) (Vascular permeability factor) (VPF)
Protein function Growth factor active in angiogenesis, vasculogenesis and endothelial cell growth. Induces endothelial cell proliferation, promotes cell migration, inhibits apoptosis and induces permeabilization of blood vessels. Binds to the FLT1/VEGFR1 and KDR/VEGFR2 receptors, heparan sulfate and heparin. NRP1/Neuropilin-1 binds isoforms VEGF-165 and VEGF-145. Isoform VEGF165B binds to KDR but does not activate downstream signaling pathways, does not activate angiogenesis and inhibits tumor growth. Binding to NRP1 receptor initiates a signaling pathway needed for motor neuron axon guidance and cell body migration, including for the caudal migration of facial motor neurons from rhombomere 4 to rhombomere 6 during embryonic development (By similarity).
PDB 1BJ1 , 1CZ8 , 1FLT , 1KAT , 1KMX , 1MJV , 1MKG , 1MKK , 1QTY , 1TZH , 1TZI , 1VGH , 1VPF , 1VPP , 2FJG , 2FJH , 2QR0 , 2VGH , 2VPF , 3BDY , 3P9W , 3QTK , 3S1B , 3S1K , 3V2A , 4DEQ , 4GLN , 4GLS , 4KZN , 4QAF , 4WPB , 4ZFF , 5DN2 , 5FV1 , 5FV2 , 5HHC , 5HHD , 5O4E , 5T89 , 6BFT , 6D3O , 6T9D , 6V7K , 7LL8 , 7LL9
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00341 PDGF
52 130
PDGF/VEGF domain
Domain
PF14554 VEGF_C
180 232
VEGF heparin-binding domain
Domain
Sequence
MNFLLSWVHWSLALLLYLHHAKWSQAAPMAEGGGQNHHEVVKFMDVYQRSYCHPIETLVD
IFQEYPDEIEYIFKPSCVPLMRCGGCCNDEGLECVPTEESNITMQIMRIKPHQGQHIGEM
SFLQHNKCEC
RPKKDRARQEKKSVRGKGKGQKRKRKKSRYKSWSVYVGARCCLMPWSLPG
PHPCGPCSERRKHLFVQDPQTCKCSCKNTDSRCKARQLELNERTCRCDKPRR
Sequence length 232
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