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A factor identified in the brain that influences the growth and differentiation of NEURONS and NEUROGLIA. Glia maturation factor beta is the 17-kDa polypeptide product of the GMFB gene and is the principal component of GLIA MATURATION FACTOR.
Entry Term(s)
GMF
GMF-beta
GMFbeta
Glia Maturation Factor beta
Glia Maturation Factor-beta
Glial Maturation Factor
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Nerve Tissue Proteins (1977-1999)
Public MeSH Note
2000; GLIAL MATURATION FACTOR (now GLIA MATURATION FACTOR) was indexed under NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS 1977-1999
A factor identified in the brain that influences the growth and differentiation of NEURONS and NEUROGLIA. Glia maturation factor beta is the 17-kDa polypeptide product of the GMFB gene and is the principal component of GLIA MATURATION FACTOR.