Neuregulin-1
Synonyms
Differentiation Factor, neu
GGF Protein
Glial Growth Factor
Heregulin
NDF Protein
NRG1 Protein
Neuregulin 1
neu Differentiation Factor
A peptide factor originally identified by its ability to stimulate the phosphorylation the erbB-2 receptor (RECEPTOR, ERBB-2). It is a ligand for the erbB-3 receptor (RECEPTOR, ERBB-3) and the erbB-4 receptor. Variant forms of NEUREGULIN-1 occur through alternative splicing of its mRNA.