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VEGFC vascular endothelial growth factor C [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 7424, updated on 18-Sep-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
VEGFCprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name
vascular endothelial growth factor Cprovided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:12682
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000150630 MIM:601528; AllianceGenome:HGNC:12682
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
VRP; Flt4-L; LMPH1D; LMPHM4
Summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the platelet-derived growth factor/vascular endothelial growth factor (PDGF/VEGF) family. The encoded protein promotes angiogenesis and endothelial cell growth, and can also affect the permeability of blood vessels. The proprotein is further cleaved into a fully processed form that can bind and activate VEGFR-2 and VEGFR-3 receptors. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2014]
Expression
Broad expression in thyroid (RPKM 17.4), placenta (RPKM 7.1) and 21 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

See VEGFC in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
4q34.3
Exon count:
7
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 4 NC_000004.12 (176683538..176792922, complement)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 4 NC_060928.1 (180022579..180131932, complement)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 4 NC_000004.11 (177604689..177714076, complement)

Chromosome 4 - NC_000004.12Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124900817 Neighboring gene cutaneous T cell lymphoma-associated antigen 1 pseudogene Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr4:177613493-177614380 Neighboring gene HuR (ELAVL1) associated fibroblast migratory lncRNA Neighboring gene long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 2509 Neighboring gene RN7SK pseudogene 136

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

Associated conditions

Description Tests
Lymphatic malformation 4
MedGen: C4747769 OMIM: 615907 GeneReviews: Not available
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EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Genomewide association study for determinants of HIV-1 acquisition and viral set point in HIV-1 serodiscordant couples with quantified virus exposure.
EBI GWAS Catalog

HIV-1 interactions

Protein interactions

Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
Tat tat HIV-1 Tat upregulates members of the PDGF/VEGF growth factor family (PDGFA, VEGFA,VEGFB, VEGFC) in mammary epithelial cells PubMed
tat HIV-1 Tat enhances vIL-6-induced angiogenesis and tumorigenesis of fibroblasts and human endothelial cells, which correlates with upregulation of CD31, CD34, SMA, VEGF, b-FGF, and cyclin D1 expression PubMed
tat HIV-1 Tat enhances Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus vIL-6-induced cell proliferation, cellular transformation, vascular tube formation, and VEGF production in tumor cells PubMed

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Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables chemoattractant activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables chemoattractant activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables growth factor activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in animal organ morphogenesis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in glial cell proliferation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in induction of positive chemotaxis IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in induction of positive chemotaxis IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in morphogenesis of embryonic epithelium IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of blood pressure IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of osteoblast differentiation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive chemotaxis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cell division IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cell population proliferation TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of glial cell proliferation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of lymphangiogenesis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of mast cell chemotaxis IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of mast cell chemotaxis IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of mesenchymal stem cell proliferation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of neuroblast proliferation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of protein kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of protein secretion IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to hypoxia IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in response to xenobiotic stimulus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in signal transduction TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in sprouting angiogenesis IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in substrate-dependent cell migration TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in vascular endothelial growth factor signaling pathway IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in extracellular region TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
is_active_in extracellular space IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in platelet alpha granule lumen TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 

General protein information

Preferred Names
vascular endothelial growth factor C
Names
FLT4 ligand DHM
vascular endothelial growth factor-related protein

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_034216.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    4824..114208
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_005429.5NP_005420.1  vascular endothelial growth factor C preproprotein

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_005420.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC092673, AW294939, BC063685, DA044965
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS43285.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B2R9Q8, P49767
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q6FH59
    Related
    ENSP00000480043.1, ENST00000618562.2
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    smart00141
    Location:129213
    PDGF; Platelet-derived and vascular endothelial growth factors (PDGF, VEGF) family

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000004.12 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    176683538..176792922 complement
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060928.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    180022579..180131932 complement
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