Preferred Name

Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

FGF-2

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000171005

altLabel

FGF-2

HBGF-2

Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor

Prostate Epithelial Cell Growth Factor

Prostatropin

Class II Heparin-Binding Growth Factor

Fibroblast Growth Factor 2

Fibroblast Growth Factor-2

Heparin-Binding Growth Factor Class II

Cartilage-Derived Growth Factor

FGF2

Fibroblast Growth Factor, Basic

cui

C0380603

MESH DEFINITION

A single-chain polypeptide growth factor that plays a significant role in the process of WOUND HEALING and is a potent inducer of PHYSIOLOGIC ANGIOGENESIS. Several different forms of the human protein exist ranging from 18-24 kDa in size due to the use of alternative start sites within the fgf-2 gene. It has a 55 percent amino acid residue identity to FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1 and has potent heparin-binding activity. The growth factor is an extremely potent inducer of DNA synthesis in a variety of cell types from mesoderm and neuroectoderm lineages. It was originally named basic fibroblast growth factor based upon its chemical properties and to distinguish it from acidic fibroblast growth factor (FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1).

MESH DUI

D016222

MeSH name

Fibroblast Growth Factor 2

MESH UI

M0024770

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000171005

NUI

N0000171005

prefLabel

Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T116

T123

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000171002

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