| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAGGGGAAAUAAGGGACAAGAGAGACCCUCUCAUAUUGUUUUAUAUUAU… | 1740 nt | 0.4126 | |
| AUUCUCCAUUUCCCUUCCGUUCCCUCCCUGUCAGGGCGUAAUUGAGUCA… | 1479 nt | 0.4165 | |
| AUUCUCCAUUUCCCUUCCGUUCCCUCCCUGUCAGGGCGUAAUUGAGUCA… | 1482 nt | 0.4170 |
The protein encoded by this gene is a secreted heparin-binding growth factor. The protein has significant roles in cell growth and survival, cell migration, angiogenesis and tumorigenesis. Alternative splicing and the use of alternative promoters results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2016]
A review of human multi-omics studies for biological age estimation identified pleiotrophin (PTN) as a top protein associated with aging in a plasma SOMAscan analysis [Solovev et al. DOI:10.1016/j.mad.2019.111192]. Furthermore, in a study of contusive spinal cord injury in Fischer 344 rats, the PTN gene was found to be decreased in the injury epicenter sample early after the trauma [Aimone et al. DOI:10.1016/j.expneurol.2004.05.042].