HBEGF (Heparin Binding EGF Like Growth Factor) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with HBEGF include Diphtheria and Bladder Disease. Among its related pathways are RET signaling and p70S6K Signaling. GO annotations related to this gene include growth factor activity and epidermal growth factor receptor binding. An important paralog of this gene is AREG. Growth factor that mediates its effects via EGFR, ERBB2 and ERBB4. Required for normal cardiac valve formation and normal heart function. Promotes smooth muscle cell proliferation. May be involved in macrophage-mediated cellular proliferation. It is mitogenic for fibroblasts, but not endothelial cells. It is able to bind EGF receptor/EGFR with higher affinity than EGF itself and is a far more potent mitogen for smooth muscle cells than EGF. Also acts as a diphtheria toxin receptor.
