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Facts about Pleiotrophin.
Binds to cell-surface target proteins via their chondroitin sulfate groups (PubMed:26896299). Down-regulates PTPRZ1 activity (PubMed:16814777).
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PTN |
| Uniprot: | P21246 |
| Entrez: | 5764 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| pleiotrophin family |

HARP; HBBM; HB-GAM; HBGF8; HBNF; HBNF1; HBNF-1; Heparin-binding brain mitogen; HNGF-8; NEGF1HBGF-8; neurite growth-promoting factor 1; neurite growth-promoting factor1); OSF-1; Osteoblast-specific factor 1; Pleiotrophin; PTN
Mass (kDA):
18.942 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 7q33 |
| Sequence: | 7; NC_000007.14 (137227341..137343733, complement) |
Osteoblast and brain.
Secreted.





PMID: 1701634 by Tezuka K.I., et al. Isolation of mouse and human cDNA clones encoding a protein expressed specifically in osteoblasts and brain tissues.
PMID: 2270483 by Li Y.-S., et al. Cloning and expression of a developmentally regulated protein that induces mitogenic and neurite outgrowth activity.
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