Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha
BE0000852ProteinHumansPDGFRA
Tyrosine-protein kinase that acts as a cell-surface receptor for PDGFA, PDGFB and PDGFC and plays an essential role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation, survival and chemotaxis. It is acted on by 33 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- PDGFRA
- UniProtKB entry
- P16234Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cell membrane
- Residues / weight
- 1,089 residues · 122,668 Da
- Also known as
- 2.7.10.1 · Alpha platelet-derived growth factor receptor · Alpha-type platelet-derived growth factor receptor · CD140 antigen-like family member A · CD140a antigen
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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