Gene: Ctgf (connective tissue growth factor)  Rattus norvegicus

Symbol: Ctgf
Name: connective tissue growth factor
Description: ENCODES a protein that exhibits fibronectin binding; growth factor activity; heparin binding (ortholog); INVOLVED IN cytosolic calcium ion transport; extracellular matrix constituent secretion; intracellular signal transduction; PARTICIPATES IN transforming growth factor-beta Smad dependent signaling pathway; ASSOCIATED WITH Aortic Valve Insufficiency; Bone Diseases; Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive; FOUND IN cell cortex; cis-Golgi network; cytosol; INTERACTS WITH 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane; 17alpha-ethynylestradiol; 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxine
Type: protein-coding
RefSeq Status: VALIDATED
Also known as: CCN family member 2; connective tissue growth factor; connective tissue growth-related protein; CTGRP
Orthologs: Homo sapiens : CTGF (connective tissue growth factor)  HGNC
Mus musculus : Ctgf (connective tissue growth factor)  MGI
Latest Assembly: RGSC Genome Assembly v3.4
Position:
MapChrPositionStrandSource
Rat Cytogenetic Map1p12 NCBI
RGSC Genome Assembly v5.0123,331,544 - 23,334,660-NCBI
RGSC Genome Assembly v3.4121,327,099 - 21,330,215-NCBI
Rat Celera Assembly119,554,327 - 19,557,443-NCBI
Genome Assembly 3.1121,328,460 - 21,331,568-NCBI
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RGD Object Information
RGD ID: 621392
Created: 2002-08-06
Species: Rattus norvegicus
Last Modified: 2013-05-28
Status: ACTIVE