Connective Tissue-Activating Peptide III

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

**Definition:** Connective tissue-activating peptide III (85 aa, ~9 kDa) is encoded by the human PPBP gene. This protein plays a role in mitogenesis, extracellular matrix synthesis and glucose metabolism.

**Synonyms:** - CTAP III - CTAP-III - CTAP3 - Connective-Tissue-Activating Peptide III - LA-PF4 - Low-Affinity Platelet Factor IV - PPBP