Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha
"Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A PDGF receptor that binds specifically to both PDGF-A chains and PDGF-B chains. It contains a protein-tyrosine kinase activity that is involved in SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION.
| Descriptor ID |
D020796
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.696.620.682.725.400.900.500 D12.776.543.750.630.625.300 D12.776.543.750.750.400.630.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha- Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha
- Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha Receptor
- Platelet Derived Growth Factor alpha Receptor
- Antigens, CD140a
- PDGFRalpha
- PDGF-R-alpha
- Receptor, PDGF alpha
- CD140a Antigen
- Antigen, CD140a
- PDGFR2
- PDGF alpha Receptor
- CD140a Antigens
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
- Enzymes [D08.811]
- Transferases [D08.811.913]
- Phosphotransferases [D08.811.913.696]
- Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) [D08.811.913.696.620]
- Protein Kinases [D08.811.913.696.620.682]
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases [D08.811.913.696.620.682.725]
- Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases [D08.811.913.696.620.682.725.400]
- Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor [D08.811.913.696.620.682.725.400.900]
- Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha [D08.811.913.696.620.682.725.400.900.500]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
- Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
- Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases [D12.776.543.750.630]
- Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor [D12.776.543.750.630.625]
- Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha [D12.776.543.750.630.625.300]
- Receptors, Peptide [D12.776.543.750.750]
- Receptors, Growth Factor [D12.776.543.750.750.400]
- Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor [D12.776.543.750.750.400.630]
- Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha [D12.776.543.750.750.400.630.300]
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| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha" by people in Profiles.
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Metastatic medulloblastoma remodels the local leptomeningeal microenvironment to promote further metastatic colonization and growth. Nat Cell Biol. 2025 May; 27(5):863-874.
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Hematolymphoid neoplasms associated with rearrangements of PDGFRA, PDGFRB, and FGFR1. Am J Clin Pathol. 2015 Sep; 144(3):377-92.
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PDGFRa demarcates the cardiogenic clonogenic Sca1+ stem/progenitor cell in adult murine myocardium. Nat Commun. 2015 May 18; 6:6930.
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Discovery of imatinib-responsive FIP1L1-PDGFRA mutation during refractory acute myeloid leukemia transformation of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. J Hematol Oncol. 2014 Mar 27; 7:26.
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Biologic effects of platelet-derived growth factor receptor a blockade in uterine cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2014 May 15; 20(10):2740-50.
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[Myeloid and lymphoid neoplasms with eosinophilia and abnormalities of PDGFRA, PDGFRB or FGFR1]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi. 2012 Nov; 41(11):779-83.
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Phase II trials of imatinib mesylate and docetaxel in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. J Thorac Oncol. 2011 Dec; 6(12):2104-11.
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Mechanisms of resistance to imatinib and sunitinib in gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2011 Jan; 67 Suppl 1:S15-24.
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Spontaneous canine gliomas: overexpression of EGFR, PDGFRalpha and IGFBP2 demonstrated by tissue microarray immunophenotyping. J Neurooncol. 2010 May; 98(1):49-55.
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Imatinib has limited therapeutic activity for hypereosinophilic syndrome patients with unknown or negative PDGFRalpha mutation status. Leuk Res. 2009 Jun; 33(6):837-9.