IGFBP6
Sign in to saveAlso known as IBP6, insulin like growth factor binding protein 6
Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 6 (IGFBP-6) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IGFBP6 gene.
Gene data
IGFBP6- Name
- insulin like growth factor binding protein 6
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- IBP6
Enables identical protein binding activity and insulin-like growth factor II binding activity. Involved in cell migration and positive regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade. Part of insulin-like growth factor binary complex. Implicated in obesity. Biomarker of breast cancer; in situ carcinoma; leiomyoma; and neovascular inflammatory vitreoretinopathy. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
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- Protein IGFBP6 PDB 2jm2.png
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- HomoloGene ID
- 1641
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/3489
- cytogenetic location
- 12q13.13
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Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 6 (IGFBP-6) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IGFBP6 gene.
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