Summary: (from NCBI-Entrez) ..[read more]This gene encodes a cell surface tyrosine kinase receptor for members of the platelet-derived growth factor family. These growth factors are mitogens for cells of mesenchymal origin. The identity of the growth factor bound to a receptor monomer determines
Claesson-Welsh L,et al. (Mol Cell Biol. 1988) cloned and expressed a human platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor specific for B-chain-containing PDGF molecules, this receptor is named as PDGFR beta.