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Abbreviated name: CTGF
Compound class:
Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Comment: CTGF is a multifunctional growth factor secreted by vascular endothelial cells. CTGF is involved in cell migration, proliferation, and differentiation, plays a role chondrogenesis and is involved in the modulation of extracellular matrix deposition and angiogenesis [1-4]. CTGF is expressed at high levels in several types of human malignancies.
CTGF is a clinical molecular target for the identification of therapeutics for the treatment of fibroproliferative diseases. The signal peptide sequence is MTAASMGPVRVAFVVLLALCSRPAVG (1-26 of the full length amino acid sequence detailed here).
Species: Human
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Connective tissue growth factor binds vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and inhibits VEGF-induced angiogenesis. FASEB J, 16 (2): 219-21. [PMID:11744618] |
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Connective tissue growth factor increased by hypoxia may initiate angiogenesis in collaboration with matrix metalloproteinases. Carcinogenesis, 23 (5): 769-76. [PMID:12016149] |
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Connective tissue growth factor as a major angiogenic agent that is induced by hypoxia in a human breast cancer cell line. Cancer Lett, 174 (1): 57-64. [PMID:11675152] |
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4. Shimo T, Nakanishi T, Nishida T, Asano M, Sasaki A, Kanyama M, Kuboki T, Matsumura T, Takigawa M. (2001)
Involvement of CTGF, a hypertrophic chondrocyte-specific gene product, in tumor angiogenesis. Oncology, 61 (4): 315-22. [PMID:11721179] |
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5. Wang Q, Usinger W, Nichols B, Gray J, Xu L, Seeley TW, Brenner M, Guo G, Zhang W, Oliver N et al.. (2011)
Cooperative interaction of CTGF and TGF-β in animal models of fibrotic disease. Fibrogenesis Tissue Repair, 4 (1): 4. [PMID:21284856] |
