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