About Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
P16234, 1089 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
1,168 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha |
| UniProt accession | P16234 |
| Gene | PDGFRA |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 1089 residues |
| Molecular weight | — |
| EC numbers | — |
| Target class | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Subcellular location | — |
| Keywords | — |
Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
| Druggability score | — |
| Pocket score | — |
| Max clinical phase | — |
Approved drugs hitting this target (16)
DrugCentral-linked approved drugs that act on this protein.
Disease associations (1168)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- gastrointestinal stromal tumor · score 0.81
- GIST-plus syndrome · score 0.77
- cancer · score 0.72
- acute myeloid leukemia · score 0.65
- neoplasm · score 0.64
- renal cell carcinoma · score 0.60
- sarcoma · score 0.59
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis · score 0.58
- neurodegenerative disease · score 0.56
- soft tissue sarcoma · score 0.55
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-P16234-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 72.71 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (1089 residues)
MGTSHPAFLV LGCLLTGLSL ILCQLSLPSI LPNENEKVVQ LNSSFSLRCF GESEVSWQYP MSEEESSDVE IRNEENNSGL FVTVLEVSSA SAAHTGLYTC YYNHTQTEEN ELEGRHIYIY VPDPDVAFVP LGMTDYLVIV EDDDSAIIPC RTTDPETPVT LHNSEGVVPA SYDSRQGFNG TFTVGPYICE ATVKGKKFQT IPFNVYALKA TSELDLEMEA LKTVYKSGET IVVTCAVFNN EVVDLQWTYP GEVKGKGITM LEEIKVPSIK LVYTLTVPEA TVKDSGDYEC AARQATREVK EMKKVTISVH EKGFIEIKPT FSQLEAVNLH EVKHFVVEVR AYPPPRISWL KNNLTLIENL TEITTDVEKI QEIRYRSKLK LIRAKEEDSG HYTIVAQNED AVKSYTFELL TQVPSSILDL VDDHHGSTGG QTVRCTAEGT PLPDIEWMIC KDIKKCNNET SWTILANNVS NIITEIHSRD RSTVEGRVTF AKVEETIAVR CLAKNLLGAE NRELKLVAPT LRSELTVAAA VLVLLVIVII SLIVLVVIWK QKPRYEIRWR VIESISPDGH EYIYVDPMQL PYDSRWEFPR DGLVLGRVLG SGAFGKVVEG TAYGLSRSQP VMKVAVKMLK PTARSSEKQA LMSELKIMTH LGPHLNIVNL LGACTKSGPI YIITEYCFYG DLVNYLHKNR DSFLSHHPEK PKKELDIFGL NPADESTRSY VILSFENNGD YMDMKQADTT QYVPMLERKE VSKYSDIQRS LYDRPASYKK KSMLDSEVKN LLSDDNSEGL TLLDLLSFTY QVARGMEFLA SKNCVHRDLA ARNVLLAQGK IVKICDFGLA RDIMHDSNYV SKGSTFLPVK WMAPESIFDN LYTTLSDVWS YGILLWEIFS LGGTPYPGMM VDSTFYNKIK SGYRMAKPDH ATSEVYEIMV KCWNSEPEKR PSFYHLSEIV ENLLPGQYKK SYEKIHLDFL KSDHPAVARM RVDSDNAYIG VTYKNEEDKL KDWEGGLDEQ RLSADSGYII PLPDIDPVPE EEDLGKRNRH SSQTSEESAI ETGSSSSTFI KREDETIEDI DMMDDIGIDS SDLVEDSFL
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