Pdgfb - platelet derived growth factor subunit B

Enables signaling receptor binding activity. Involved in several processes, including positive regulation of biosynthetic process; positive regulation of cell migration; and response to peptide hormone. Located in several cellular components, including basolateral plasma membrane; dendrite; and neuronal cell body. Used to study asthma; brain infarction; glomerulonephritis; and visual epilepsy. Biomarker of cholestasis; hypertension (multiple); liver cirrhosis; oligohydramnios; and ureteral obstruction. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in basal ganglia calcification; clear cell renal cell carcinoma; connective tissue cancer (multiple); familial meningioma; and prostatic hypertrophy. Orthologous to human PDGFB (platelet derived growth factor subunit B). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]