Gene Information
Gene NamePGF
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length221
Protein NamesPlacenta growth factor (PlGF)
Target Nameplacenta growth factor
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000119630 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBP49763
Gene CardPGF
Uniprot IDP49763
PfamPF00341
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.103364604)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PGF ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PGF ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PGF ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pgf ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PGF ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pgf ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PGF ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsVEGFB
ParalogsVEGFD, VEGFC, VEGFA, VEGFB
Tissueplacenta, thyroid
Tissue SpecificityWhile the three isoforms are present in most placental tissues, PlGF-2 is specific to early (8 week) placenta and only PlGF-1 is found in the colon and mammary carcinomas.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.087880(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.004323(Rat);0.066667(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1FZV  (X-ray  2.00A  1RV6  (X-ray  2.45A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted. Note=The three isoforms are secreted but PlGF-2 appears to remain cell attached unless released by heparin.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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