| Dataset | GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations |
| Category | structural or functional annotations |
| Type | biological term |
| Description | midkine (neurite growth-promoting factor 2)|This gene encodes a member of a small family of secreted growth factors that binds heparin and responds to retinoic acid. The encoded protein promotes cell growth, migration, and angiogenesis, in particular during tumorigenesis. This gene has been targeted as a therapeutic for a variety of different disorders. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2012] (NCBI Entrez Gene Database, 4192) |
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6 genes co-occuring with the biological term mdk in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.
