vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006652
A 200-230-kDa tyrosine kinase receptor for vascular endothelial growth factors found primarily in endothelial and hematopoietic cells and their precursors. VEGFR-2 is important for vascular and hematopoietic development, and mediates almost all endothelial cell responses to VEGF.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006652 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Abbreviation | VEGFR-2 |
| Synonyms | KDR tyrosine kinase; VEGF receptor KDR; VEGF receptor flk-1; fetal liver kinase-1; flk-1 protein; flk-1 receptor tyrosine kinase; kinase insert domain receptor |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2014; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | vascular endothelial growth factor receptors |
| Translations | Spanish: receptor 2 de factores de crecimiento endotelial vascular |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006652",
"term": "vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A 200-230-kDa tyrosine kinase receptor for vascular endothelial growth factors found primarily in endothelial and hematopoietic cells and their precursors. VEGFR-2 is important for vascular and hematopoietic development, and mediates almost all endothelial cell responses to VEGF.",
"abbreviation": "VEGFR-2",
"synonyms": [
"KDR tyrosine kinase",
"VEGF receptor KDR",
"VEGF receptor flk-1",
"fetal liver kinase-1",
"flk-1 protein",
"flk-1 receptor tyrosine kinase",
"kinase insert domain receptor"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"vascular endothelial growth factor receptors"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2014",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "receptor 2 de factores de crecimiento endotelial vascular"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/vascular-endothelial-growth-factor-receptor-2/"
}
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