EGFR, Avian erythroblastic leukemia viral (v erb b) oncogene homolog, Avian erythroblastic leukemia viral (verbb) oncogene homolog, Cell growth inhibiting protein 40, Cell proliferation inducing protein 61, EGF R, EGFR, Epidermal growth factor receptor (avian erythroblastic leukemia viral (v erb b) oncogene homolog), Epidermal growth factor receptor (erythroblastic leukemia viral (v erb b) oncogene homolog avian), Epidermal growth factor receptor, erbb 1, Erbb, Erbb1, HER1, mENA, Oncogene ERBB, PIG61, Receptor tyrosine protein kinase ErbB 1, Receptor tyrosine protein kinase ErbB1, Urogastrone, wa2, Wa5, EGFR_HUMAN.
The protein encoded by this gene is a transmembrane glycoprotein that is a member of the protein kinase superfamily. This protein is a receptor for members of the epidermal growth factor family. EGFR is a cell surface protein that binds to epidermal growth factor. Binding of the protein to a ligand induces receptor dimerization and tyrosine autophosphorylation and leads to cell proliferation. Mutations in this gene are associated with lung cancer. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010]
