In addition to driving mesenchymal proliferation, PDGFs have been shown to direct the migration, differentiation and function of a variety of specialised mesenchymal and migratory cell types, both during development and in the adult animal.
Ademais de promover a proliferación mesenquimática, os PDGF dirixen a migración, diferenciación e funcionamento de diversos tipos celulares mesenquimais e migratorios especializados, tanto durante o desenvolvemento coma no animal adulto.