CYR61 is a secreted, cysteine-rich, heparin-binding protein encoded by a growth factor-inducible immediate-early gene. Acting as an extracellular, matrix-associated signaling molecule, CYR61 promotes the adhesion of endothelial cells through interaction with integrin and augments growth factor-induced DNA synthesis in the same cell type.[supplied by OMIM
Other Designations:
OTTHUMP00000012303,cysteine-rich heparin-binding protein 61,cysteine-rich, anigogenic inducer, 61