Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
7423
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Vascular endothelial growth factor B
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
VEGFB
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
VEGFL, VRF
Chromosome Chromosome number
11
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
11q13.1
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes a member of the PDGF (platelet-derived growth factor)/VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) family. The VEGF family members regulate the formation of blood vessels and are involved in endothelial cell physiology. This member is a lig
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT651751 hsa-miR-361-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT651750 hsa-miR-6768-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT651749 hsa-miR-6808-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT651748 hsa-miR-6893-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT651747 hsa-miR-940 HITS-CLIP 23824327
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
FOXM1 Unknown 21860419
FOXO3 Unknown 21860419
HDGF Activation 14662017
HIF1A Unknown 21731766
STAT3 Unknown 16899623;21731766
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001666 Process Response to hypoxia IBA 21873635
GO:0001934 Process Positive regulation of protein phosphorylation IBA 21873635
GO:0001938 Process Positive regulation of endothelial cell proliferation IBA 21873635
GO:0002040 Process Sprouting angiogenesis IBA 21873635
GO:0002576 Process Platelet degranulation TAS
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
601398 12681 ENSG00000173511
Protein
UniProt ID P49765
Protein name Vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B) (VEGF-related factor) (VRF)
Protein function Growth factor for endothelial cells. VEGF-B167 binds heparin and neuropilin-1 whereas the binding to neuropilin-1 of VEGF-B186 is regulated by proteolysis.
PDB 2C7W , 2VWE , 2XAC , 6TKK
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00341 PDGF 47 124 PDGF/VEGF domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in all tissues except liver. Highest levels found in heart, skeletal muscle and pancreas.
Sequence
MSPLLRRLLLAALLQLAPAQAPVSQPDAPGHQRKVVSWIDVYTRATCQPREVVVPLTVEL
MGTVAKQLVPSCVTVQRCGGCCPDDGLECVPTGQHQVRMQILMIRYPSSQLGEMSLEEHS
QCEC
RPKKKDSAVKPDRAATPHHRPQPRSVPGWDSAPGAPSPADITHPTPAPGPSAHAAP
STTSALTPGPAAAAADAAASSVAKGGA
Sequence length 207
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Diabetes Diabetes GWAS
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Abortion Spontaneous Associate 36564776
Alzheimer Disease Stimulate 31332262
Alzheimer Disease Associate 36680854, 36905877, 37354922
Behcet Syndrome Associate 30420902
Breast Neoplasms Associate 10551327
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 34845413, 36157115
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 19197998, 25424698
Cardiovascular Diseases Associate 36875456
Colonic Neoplasms Associate 39527375
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 26355232, 32429465