[Term]
id: PR:000021998
name: neurotrophin
def: "A protein that is a neurotrophic polypeptide factor that regulates neuronal differentiation and is essential for neuronal survival, neurite growth and plasticity. It contains a signal peptide, a propeptide, and a C-terminal Nerve growth factor family (Pfam:PF00243) domain." [PMID:10388563]
comment: Category=family.
xref: PIRSF:PIRSF001789
is_a: PR:000000001 ! protein