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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02161
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7645
Name Connective tissue growth factor
Synonyms
  1. CCN family member 2
  2. Hypertrophic chondrocyte-specific protein 24
  3. IBP-8
  4. IGF-binding protein 8
  5. IGFBP-8
  6. Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 8
Gene Name CTGF
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in insulin-like growth factor binding
Specific Function Major connective tissue mitoattractant secreted by vascular endothelial cells. Promotes proliferation and differentiation of chondrocytes. Mediates heparin- and divalent cation-dependent cell adhesion in many cell types including fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, endothelial and epithelial cells. Enhances fibroblast growth factor-induced DNA synthesis
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
extracellular region
Function
binding
growth factor binding
insulin-like growth factor binding
protein binding
Process
regulation of growth
regulation of cell growth
biological regulation
regulation of biological process
Cellular Location
  1. Secreted
  2. Secreted
  3. extracellular space
  4. extracellular matrix
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:6
Locus 6q23.1
SNPs CTGF
Gene Sequence
>1050 bp
ATGACCGCCGCCAGTATGGGCCCCGTCCGCGTCGCCTTCGTGGTCCTCCTCGCCCTCTGC
AGCCGGCCGGCCGTCGGCCAGAACTGCAGCGGGCCGTGCCGGTGCCCGGACGAGCCGGCG
CCGCGCTGCCCGGCGGGCGTGAGCCTCGTGCTGGACGGCTGCGGCTGCTGCCGCGTCTGC
GCCAAGCAGCTGGGCGAGCTGTGCACCGAGCGCGACCCCTGCGACCCGCACAAGGGCCTC
TTCTGTGACTTCGGCTCCCCGGCCAACCGCAAGATCGGCGTGTGCACCGCCAAAGATGGT
GCTCCCTGCATCTTCGGTGGTACGGTGTACCGCAGCGGAGAGTCCTTCCAGAGCAGCTGC
AAGTACCAGTGCACGTGCCTGGACGGGGCGGTGGGCTGCATGCCCCTGTGCAGCATGGAC
GTTCGTCTGCCCAGCCCTGACTGCCCCTTCCCGAGGAGGGTCAAGCTGCCCGGGAAATGC
TGCGAGGAGTGGGTGTGTGACGAGCCCAAGGACCAAACCGTGGTTGGGCCTGCCCTCGCG
GCTTACCGACTGGAAGACACGTTTGGCCCAGACCCAACTATGATTAGAGCCAACTGCCTG
GTCCAGACCACAGAGTGGAGCGCCTGTTCCAAGACCTGTGGGATGGGCATCTCCACCCGG
GTTACCAATGACAACGCCTCCTGCAGGCTAGAGAAGCAGAGCCGCCTGTGCATGGTCAGG
CCTTGCGAAGCTGACCTGGAAGAGAACATTAAGAAGGGCAAAAAGTGCATCCGTACTCCC
AAAATCTCCAAGCCTATCAAGTTTGAGCTTTCTGGCTGCACCAGCATGAAGACATACCGA
GCTAAATTCTGTGGAGTATGTACCGACGGCCGATGCTGCACCCCCCACAGAACCACCACC
CTGCCGGTGGAGTTCAAGTGCCCTGACGGCGAGGTCATGAAGAAGAACATGATGTTCATC
AAGACCTGTGCCTGCCATTACAACTGTCCCGGAGACAATGACATCTTTGAATCGCTGTAC
TACAGGAAGATGTACGGAGACATGGCATGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 349
Molecular Weight 38091.0
Theoretical pI 8.03
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-26
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Connective tissue growth factor
MTAASMGPVRVAFVVLLALCSRPAVGQNCSGPCRCPDEPAPRCPAGVSLVLDGCGCCRVC
AKQLGELCTERDPCDPHKGLFCHFGSPANRKIGVCTAKDGAPCIFGGTVYRSGESFQSSC
KYQCTCLDGAVGCMPLCSMDVRLPSPDCPFPRRVKLPGKCCEEWVCDEPKDQTVVGPALA
AYRLEDTFGPDPTMIRANCLVQTTEWSACSKTCGMGISTRVTNDNASCRLEKQSRLCMVR
PCEADLEENIKKGKKCIRTPKISKPIKFELSGCTSMKTYRAKFCGVCTDGRCCTPHRTTT
LPVEFKCPDGEVMKKNMMFIKTCACHYNCPGDNDIFESLYYRKMYGDMA
GenBank ID Protein 4503123
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P29279
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name CTGF_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_001901.2
GeneCard ID CTGF
GenAtlas ID CTGF
HGNC ID HGNC:2500
References
General References
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  2. Bradham DM, Igarashi A, Potter RL, Grotendorst GR: Connective tissue growth factor: a cysteine-rich mitogen secreted by human vascular endothelial cells is related to the SRC-induced immediate early gene product CEF-10. J Cell Biol. 1991 Sep;114(6):1285-94. [PubMed:1654338 ]
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