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Angiogenin
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angiogenin (ANG) also known as ribonuclease 5 is a small 123 amino acid protein that in humans is encoded by the ANG gene.[5] Angiogenin is a potent stimulator of new blood vessels through the process of angiogenesis. Ang hydrolyzes cellular RNA, resulting in modulated levels of protein synthesis and interacts with DNA causing a promoter-like increase in the expression of rRNA.[6][7] Ang is associated with cancer and neurological disease through angiogenesis and through activating gene expression that suppresses apoptosis.[6][8][9]
Not to be confused with angiopoietin.
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