Schwann cell-specific EGF-like repeat autocrine factor |
Schwann-Remak cells |
Prorenin |
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abbr. SDGF (a term with multiple meanings). This factor of 17.7 kDa is isolated from serum-free conditioned medium of JS1 cells, a rapidly proliferating cell line derived from a chemically induced rat malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Its amino acid sequence reveals that SDGF is a member of the epidermal growth factor protein family (see also: EGF). Rat SDGF displays 76 % homology with human amphiregulin and is considered the rat homolog of human Amphiregulin (Kimura et al, 1990).
SDGF promotes the growth of
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