Brain-derived neurotrophic factor

BDNF
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AliasesBDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, ANON2, BULN2, Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, brain derived neurotrophic factor
External IDsOMIM: 113505; MGI: 88145; HomoloGene: 7245; GeneCards: BDNF; OMA:BDNF - orthologs
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SpeciesHumanMouse
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Location (UCSC)Chr 11: 27.65 – 27.72 MbChr 2: 109.51 – 109.56 Mb
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), or abrineurin,[5] is a protein[6] that, in humans, is encoded by the BDNF gene.[7][8] BDNF is a member of the neurotrophin family of growth factors, which are related to the canonical nerve growth factor (NGF), a family which also includes NT-3 and NT-4/NT-5. Neurotrophic factors are found in the brain and the periphery. BDNF was first isolated from a pig brain in 1982 by Yves-Alain Barde and Hans Thoenen.[9]

BDNF activates the TrkB tyrosine kinase receptor.[10][11]

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  9. ^ Kowiański P, Lietzau G, Czuba E, Waśkow M, Steliga A, Moryś J (April 2018). "BDNF: A Key Factor with Multipotent Impact on Brain Signaling and Synaptic Plasticity". Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 38 (3): 579–593. doi:10.1007/s10571-017-0510-4. PMC 5835061. PMID 28623429.
  10. ^ Squinto SP, Stitt TN, Aldrich TH, Valenzuela DM, DiStefano PS, Yancopoulos GD (May 1991). "trkB encodes a functional receptor for brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin-3 but not nerve growth factor". Cell. 65 (5): 885–893. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(91)90395-f. PMID 1710174. S2CID 28853455.
  11. ^ Glass DJ, Nye SH, Hantzopoulos P, Macchi MJ, Squinto SP, Goldfarb M, et al. (July 1991). "TrkB mediates BDNF/NT-3-dependent survival and proliferation in fibroblasts lacking the low affinity NGF receptor". Cell. 66 (2): 405–413. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(91)90629-d. PMID 1649703. S2CID 43626580.