Any process leading to the attainment of the full functional capacity of a ligand for an epidermal growth factor receptor. The ligand is functional when it can bind to and activate an epidermal growth factor receptor.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
EGFR ligand maturation
narrow_synonym:
EGFR ligand maturation by peptide bond cleavage; EGFR ligand processing; peptide bond cleavage involved in EGFR ligand maturation
related_synonym:
epidermal growth factor receptor ligand processing; peptide bond cleavage involved in epidermal growth factor receptor ligand maturation