A vascular endothelial growth factor that specifically binds to $VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-$2 and $VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-$3. In addition to being an angiogenic factor it can act on LYMPHATIC VESSELS to stimulate LYMPHANGIOGENESIS. It is similar in structure to VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C in that they both contain N- and C-terminal extensions that were not found in other VEGF family members.
