Gene Information
Gene NameVEGFB
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length207
Protein NamesVascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B) (VEGF-related factor) (VRF)
Target Namevascular endothelial growth factor b
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age244 ( ENSG00000173511 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBP49765
Gene CardVEGFB
Uniprot IDP49765
PfamPF00341
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.29414702)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ VEGFB ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ VEGFB ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ VEGFB ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Vegfb ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ VEGFB ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Vegfb ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPGF
ParalogsVEGFD, VEGFC, PGF, VEGFA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in all tissues except liver. Highest levels found in heart, skeletal muscle and pancreas.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2C7W  (X-ray  2.48A  2VWE  (X-ray  3.40A  2XAC  (X-ray  2.71A  6TKK  (X-ray  1.06A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted. Note=Secreted but remains associated to cells or to the extracellular matrix unless released by heparin.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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