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Official Full Name: platelet derived growth factor receptor beta
Also known as: IMF1; KOGS; IBGC4; JTK12; PDGFR; PENTT; CD140B; PDGFR1; PDGFR-1
The protein encoded by this gene is a cell surface tyrosine kinase receptor for members of the platelet-derived growth factor family. These growth factors are mitogens for mesenchymal cells. The identity of the growth factor bound to the receptor monomer determines whether the functional receptor is a homodimer (PDGFB or PDGFD) or a heterodimer (PDGFA and PDGFB). This gene is essential for the normal development of the cardiovascular system and contributes to the rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton. The gene is flanked on chromosome 5 by the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor genes; all three genes may be associated with 5-q syndrome. A translocation between chromosomes 5 and 12, which fuses this gene to the ETV6 gene, causes a chronic myeloproliferative disorder with eosinophilia.