Summary

Name VEGFA
Full Name Vascular endothelial growth factor A
Synonyms VEGF-A, Vascular permeability factor, VPF | VEGF
Primary ID P15692
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Type protein
Relations 15
Pathways NOTCH Signaling, Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA), VEGF Signaling
Inhibitors Aflibercept
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).

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/direct-activation.png transcriptional regulation VEGFA 0.407
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Tissue: Skeletal Muscle
Pathways:NOTCH Signaling
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition VEGFA 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/direct-activation.png transcriptional regulation VEGFA 0.78
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA)
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/indirect-activation.png transcriptional regulation DLL4 0.496
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:NOTCH Signaling
+ up-regulates img/indirect-activation.png Angiogenesis 0.7
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens,
Pathways:NOTCH Signaling, Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA)
+ up-regulates quantity img/direct-activation.png transcriptional regulation VEGFA 0.767
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:NOTCH Signaling
+ down-regulates quantity by repression img/direct_inhibition.png transcriptional regulation VEGFA 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png binding FLT1 0.84
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/direct-activation.png transcriptional regulation VEGFA 0.344
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Tissue: Skeletal Muscle
+ down-regulates quantity by repression img/indirect_inhibition.png transcriptional regulation VEGFA 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png binding KDR 0.817
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:VEGF Signaling
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/indirect-activation.png transcriptional regulation VEGFA 0.467
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding VEGFA 0.4
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/indirect-activation.png transcriptional regulation VEGFA 0.483
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Pathways:NOTCH Signaling