Editing Growth factor (section)

== List of classes ==
{{Incomplete list|date=February 2011}}
Individual growth factor proteins tend to occur as members of larger families of structurally and [[evolution]]arily related proteins.  There are many families, some of which are listed below:
* [[Adrenomedullin]] (AM)
* [[Angiopoietin]] (Ang)
* [[Autocrine motility factor]]
* [[Bone morphogenetic protein]]s (BMPs)
* Ciliary neurotrophic factor family
** [[Ciliary neurotrophic factor]] (CNTF)
** [[Leukemia inhibitory factor]] (LIF)
** [[Interleukin-6]] (IL-6)
* [[Colony-stimulating factor]]s
** [[Macrophage colony-stimulating factor]] (M-CSF)
** [[Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor]] (G-CSF)
** [[Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor]] (GM-CSF)
* [[Epidermal growth factor]] (EGF)
* [[Ephrin]]s
** [[Ephrin A1]]
** [[Ephrin A2]]
** [[Ephrin A3]]
** [[Ephrin A4]]
** [[Ephrin A5]]
** [[Ephrin B1]]
** [[Ephrin B2]]
** [[Ephrin B3]]
* [[Erythropoietin]] (EPO)
* [[Fibroblast growth factor]] (FGF)
** [[Fibroblast growth factor 1|Fibroblast growth factor 1(FGF1)]]
** [[Basic fibroblast growth factor|Fibroblast growth factor 2(FGF2)]]
** [[FGF3|Fibroblast growth factor 3(FGF3)]]
** [[FGF4|Fibroblast growth factor 4(FGF4)]]
** [[FGF5|Fibroblast growth factor 5(FGF5)]]
** [[FGF6|Fibroblast growth factor 6(FGF6)]]
** [[FGF7|Fibroblast growth factor 7(FGF7]])
** [[Fibroblast growth factor 8|Fibroblast growth factor 8(FGF8)]]
** [[FGF9|Fibroblast growth factor 9(FGF9)]]
** [[FGF10|Fibroblast growth factor 10(FGF10)]]
** [[FGF11|Fibroblast growth factor 11(FGF11)]]
** [[FGF12|Fibroblast growth factor 12(FGF12)]]
** [[FGF13|Fibroblast growth factor 13(FGF13)]]
** [[FGF14|Fibroblast growth factor 14(FGF14)]]
** [[FGF15|Fibroblast growth factor 15(FGF15)]]
** [[FGF16|Fibroblast growth factor 16(FGF16)]]
** [[FGF17|Fibroblast growth factor 17(FGF17)]]
** [[FGF18|Fibroblast growth factor 18(FGF18)]]
** [[FGF19|Fibroblast growth factor 19(FGF19)]]
** [[FGF20|Fibroblast growth factor 20(FGF20)]]
** [[FGF21|Fibroblast growth factor 21(FGF21)]]
** [[FGF22|Fibroblast growth factor 22(FGF22)]]
** [[Fibroblast growth factor 23|Fibroblast growth factor 23(FGF23)]]
* [[Bovine somatotropin|Foetal Bovine Somatotrophin]] (FBS)
* [[GDNF family of ligands]]
** [[Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor]] (GDNF)
** [[Neurturin]]
** [[Persephin]]
** [[Artemin]]
* [[Growth differentiation factor-9]] (GDF9)
* [[Hepatocyte growth factor]] (HGF)
* [[Hepatoma-derived growth factor]] (HDGF)
* [[Insulin]]
* [[Insulin-like growth factor]]s
** [[Insulin-like growth factor-1]] (IGF-1)
** [[Insulin-like growth factor-2]] (IGF-2)
*Interleukins
** [[Interleukin 1 family|IL-1]]- Cofactor for IL-3 and IL-6. Activates T cells.
** [[Interleukin 2|IL-2]] – T-cell growth factor. Stimulates IL-1 synthesis. Activates B-cells and NK cells.
** [[Interleukin 3|IL-3]] – Stimulates production of all non-lymphoid cells.
** [[Interleukin 4|IL-4]] – Growth factor for activated B cells, resting T cells, and mast cells.
** [[Interleukin 5|IL-5]] – Induces differentiation of activated B cells and eosinophils.
** [[Interleukin 6|IL-6]] – Stimulates Ig synthesis. Growth factor for plasma cells.
** [[Interleukin 7|IL-7]] – Growth factor for pre-B cells.
* [[Keratinocyte growth factor]] (KGF)
* [[PRG4|Migration-stimulating factor]] (MSF)
* [[Macrophage-stimulating protein]] (MSP), also known as hepatocyte growth factor-like protein (HGFLP)
* [[Myostatin]] (GDF-8)
* [[Neuregulin]]s
** [[Neuregulin 1]] (NRG1)
** [[Neuregulin 2]] (NRG2)
** [[Neuregulin 3]] (NRG3)
** [[Neuregulin 4]] (NRG4)
* [[Neurotrophins]]
** [[Brain-derived neurotrophic factor]] (BDNF)
** [[Nerve growth factor]] (NGF)
** [[Neurotrophin-3]] (NT-3)
** [[Neurotrophin-4]] (NT-4)
* [[Placental growth factor]] (PGF)
* [[Platelet-derived growth factor]] (PDGF)
* [[Renalase]] (RNLS) – Anti-apoptotic survival factor
* [[T-cell growth factor]] (TCGF)
* [[Thrombopoietin]] (TPO)
* [[Transforming growth factor]]s
** [[Transforming growth factor alpha]] (TGF-α)
** [[Transforming growth factor beta]] (TGF-β)
* [[Tumor necrosis factor-alpha]] (TNF-α)
* [[Vascular endothelial growth factor]] (VEGF)