Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme|Receptor

**Definition:** Epidermal growth factor receptor (1210 aa, ~134 kDa) is encoded by the human EGFR gene. This protein plays a role in cell-cell adhesion, cell migration, cell proliferation and signal transduction.

**Synonyms:** - Cell Growth Inhibiting Protein 40 - Cell Proliferation-Inducing Protein 61 - EC 2.7.10.1 - EGF Receptor - EGFR - EGFR - ERBB Protein - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinase - Erb-B2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 1 - ErbB1 - HER-1 - HER1 - Proto-Oncogene c-erbB-1 - Receptor Tyrosine-Protein Kinase erbB-1 - Urogastrone Receptor - c-erbB-1 - epidermal growth factor receptor - erbB-1