Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables receptor ligand activity and transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activator activity. Involved in ERBB2-EGFR signaling pathway. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of epithelial cell apoptotic process and positive regulation of cell population proliferation. Is active in extracellular space. Is expressed in heart; lung; pancreas; reproductive system; and skin. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human BTC (betacellulin).
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