Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
betacellulin en · NOUN
Meanings
-
(uncountable) A protein belonging to the EGF family of growth factors, synthesized primarily as a transmembrane precursor.
The EGF family consists of EGF, transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-α), heparin-binding epidermal growth factor (HB-EGF), amphiregulin (AR), epiregulin (EPR), betacellulin (BTC) and neuregulins (NRGs).
2015 July 15, Kallirroi Voudouri et al., “Insulin-Like Growth Factor and Epidermal Growth Factor Signaling in Breast Cancer Cell Growth: Focus on Endocrine Resistant Disease”, in Analytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam), volume 2015, →DOI: