growth factor
C52527
concept
A growth factor is a naturally occurring protein or signaling molecule that stimulates cell proliferation, differentiation, survival, or tissue repair by binding to specific receptors on target cells.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| growth factor canonical | 3 |
| angiogenic factor | 1 |
| vascular endothelial growth factor family member | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: growth factor
Generated description
A growth factor is a naturally occurring protein or signaling molecule that stimulates cell proliferation, differentiation, survival, or tissue repair by binding to specific receptors on target cells.
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| platelet-derived growth factor | — |
|
vascular endothelial growth factor A
surface form:
Vascular endothelial growth factor A
|
— |
| VEGF-B | — |