PDGF Receptor alpha, Plateletdirived growth factor receptor-alpha, Alpha platelet derived growth factor receptor, CD 140a, CD140a, CD140a antigen, MGC74795, PDGF alpha chain, PDGF R alpha, PDGFR 2, PDGFR A, PDGFR alpha, PDGFR2, PDGFRA, Platelet derived g
This gene encodes a cell surface tyrosine kinase receptor for members of the platelet-derived growth factor family. These growth factors are mitogens for cells of mesenchymal origin. The identity of the growth factor bound to a receptor monomer determine