HDGF, Official Symbol HDGFprovided by HGNC Official Full Name heparin binding growth factorprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4856 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000143321 MIM:600339; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4856 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as HMG1L2 Summary This gene encodes a member of the hepatoma-derived growth factor family. The encoded protein has mitogenic and DNA-binding activity and may play a role in cellular proliferation and differentiation. High levels of expression of this gene enhance the growth of many tumors. This gene was thought initially to be located on chromosome X; however, that location has been determined to correspond to a related pseudogene. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016] Expression Ubiquitous expression in bone marrow (RPKM 90.4), liver (RPKM 48.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all