Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1
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A 180-kDa VEGF receptor found primarily in endothelial cells that is essential for vasculogenesis and vascular maintenance. It is also known as Flt-1 (fms-like tyrosine kinase receptor-1). A soluble, alternatively spliced isoform of the receptor may serve as a binding protein that regulates the availability of various ligands for VEGF receptor binding and signal transduction.
Synonyms: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 1, VEGF Receptor flt-1 Protein, FLT VEGF Receptor, Proto-Oncogene Protein flt, Receptor, FLT VEGF, FLT1 RTK, fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase, EC 2.7.10.1, VEGF Receptor, FLT, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1, Proto Oncogene Protein flt, VEGFR-1, Tyrosine Kinase, fms-Like, VEGF Receptor flt 1 Protein, FLT1 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
Instance information
2003; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEIN FLT (now VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1) was indexed under PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS & RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASE 1991-2002 ,2003; use VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1 (NM) 1990-2002; for FLK-1 RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE use RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR (NM) 1993-2002
D040281