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General description of the gene and the encoded protein(s) using information from HGNC and Ensembl, as well as predictions made by the Human Protein Atlas project.
Gene namei
Official gene symbol, which is typically a short form of the gene name, according to HGNC.
Assigned HPA protein class(es) for the encoded protein(s).
Cancer-related genes Candidate cardiovascular disease genes FDA approved drug targets RAS pathway related proteins Transporters
Predicted locationi
All transcripts of all genes have been analyzed regarding the location(s) of corresponding protein based on prediction methods for signal peptides and transmembrane regions.
Genes with at least one transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, according to prediction methods or to UniProt location data, have been further annotated and classified with the aim to determine if the corresponding protein(s) are secreted or actually retained in intracellular locations or membrane-attached.
Remaining genes, with no transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, will be assigned the prediction-based location(s).
The annotated location overrules the predicted location, so that a gene encoding a predicted secreted protein that has been annotated as intracellular will have intracellular as the final location.
Gene information from Ensembl and Entrez, as well as links to available gene identifiers are displayed here. Information was retrieved from Ensembl if not indicated otherwise.
Chromosome
4
Cytoband
q28.1
Chromosome location (bp)
122826682 - 122898236
Number of transcriptsi
Number of protein-coding transcripts from the gene as defined by Ensembl.
Useful information about the protein provided by UniProt.
Acts as a ligand for FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3 and FGFR4 1. Also acts as an integrin ligand which is required for FGF2 signaling 2. Binds to integrin ITGAV:ITGB3 3. Plays an important role in the regulation of cell survival, cell division, cell differentiation and cell migration 4,5. Functions as a potent mitogen in vitro 6,7,8. Can induce angiogenesis 9,10. Mediates phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and thereby promotes retinal lens fiber differentiation 11....show less
Molecular function (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins due to their particular molecular function.
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins because they are involved in a particular biological process.
Angiogenesis, Differentiation
Gene summary (Entrez)i
Useful information about the gene from Entrez
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family. FGF family members bind heparin and possess broad mitogenic and angiogenic activities. This protein has been implicated in diverse biological processes, such as limb and nervous system development, wound healing, and tumor growth. The mRNA for this gene contains multiple polyadenylation sites, and is alternatively translated from non-AUG (CUG) and AUG initiation codons, resulting in five different isoforms with distinct properties. The CUG-initiated isoforms are localized in the nucleus and are responsible for the intracrine effect, whereas, the AUG-initiated form is mostly cytosolic and is responsible for the paracrine and autocrine effects of this FGF. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]...show less
PROTEIN INFORMATIONi
The protein information section displays alternative protein-coding transcripts (splice variants) encoded by this gene according to the Ensembl database.
The Splice variant identifier links to the Ensembl website protein summary for the selected splice variant. The data in the Swissprot and TrEMBL columns links to corresponding pages in the UniProt database.
The protein classes assigned to this protein are shown if expanding the data in the protein class column. Parent protein classes are in bold font and subclasses are listed under the parent class.
The length of the protein (amino acid residues according to Ensembl), molecular mass (kDalton), predicted signal peptide and number of predicted transmembrane region(s) according to in-house majority decision methods based on sets of predictors are also reported.
Transporters Transporter channels and pores Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC RAS pathway related proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Candidate cardiovascular disease genes FDA approved drug targets Small molecule drugs Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0001525[angiogenesis] GO:0001658[branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis] GO:0001934[positive regulation of protein phosphorylation] GO:0001938[positive regulation of endothelial cell proliferation] GO:0002042[cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis] GO:0005104[fibroblast growth factor receptor binding] GO:0005125[cytokine activity] GO:0005178[integrin binding] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005576[extracellular region] GO:0005615[extracellular space] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0006661[phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process] GO:0006935[chemotaxis] GO:0007165[signal transduction] GO:0007265[Ras protein signal transduction] GO:0007399[nervous system development] GO:0008083[growth factor activity] GO:0008201[heparin binding] GO:0008284[positive regulation of cell population proliferation] GO:0008543[fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway] GO:0009887[animal organ morphogenesis] GO:0010595[positive regulation of endothelial cell migration] GO:0010628[positive regulation of gene expression] GO:0010629[negative regulation of gene expression] GO:0010764[negative regulation of fibroblast migration] GO:0010863[positive regulation of phospholipase C activity] GO:0014068[positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling] GO:0014843[growth factor dependent regulation of skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation] GO:0019956[chemokine binding] GO:0030154[cell differentiation] GO:0030214[hyaluronan catabolic process] GO:0030324[lung development] GO:0030334[regulation of cell migration] GO:0030374[nuclear receptor coactivator activity] GO:0032958[inositol phosphate biosynthetic process] GO:0038001[paracrine signaling] GO:0040037[negative regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway] GO:0042056[chemoattractant activity] GO:0042060[wound healing] GO:0042660[positive regulation of cell fate specification] GO:0042802[identical protein binding] GO:0043406[positive regulation of MAP kinase activity] GO:0043410[positive regulation of MAPK cascade] GO:0043536[positive regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration] GO:0043537[negative regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration] GO:0043552[positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity] GO:0045765[regulation of angiogenesis] GO:0045766[positive regulation of angiogenesis] GO:0045893[positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription] GO:0045944[positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0048513[animal organ development] GO:0048598[embryonic morphogenesis] GO:0048731[system development] GO:0050679[positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation] GO:0050918[positive chemotaxis] GO:0051209[release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol] GO:0051781[positive regulation of cell division] GO:0051897[positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling] GO:0060045[positive regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation] GO:0060548[negative regulation of cell death] GO:0060591[chondroblast differentiation] GO:0061045[negative regulation of wound healing] GO:0070374[positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade] GO:0072089[stem cell proliferation] GO:0090049[regulation of cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis] GO:0090050[positive regulation of cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis] GO:0090722[receptor-receptor interaction] GO:1902748[positive regulation of lens fiber cell differentiation] GO:1902895[positive regulation of miRNA transcription] GO:1903587[regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell proliferation involved in sprouting angiogenesis] GO:1903672[positive regulation of sprouting angiogenesis] GO:1904707[positive regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell proliferation] GO:1905278[positive regulation of epithelial tube formation] GO:1905564[positive regulation of vascular endothelial cell proliferation] GO:2000544[regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor] GO:2000546[positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor] GO:2000573[positive regulation of DNA biosynthetic process] GO:2001028[positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis]
Transporters Transporter channels and pores Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC RAS pathway related proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Candidate cardiovascular disease genes FDA approved drug targets Small molecule drugs Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0001525[angiogenesis] GO:0001658[branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis] GO:0001934[positive regulation of protein phosphorylation] GO:0001938[positive regulation of endothelial cell proliferation] GO:0002042[cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis] GO:0005104[fibroblast growth factor receptor binding] GO:0005125[cytokine activity] GO:0005178[integrin binding] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005576[extracellular region] GO:0005615[extracellular space] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0006661[phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process] GO:0006935[chemotaxis] GO:0007165[signal transduction] GO:0007265[Ras protein signal transduction] GO:0007399[nervous system development] GO:0008083[growth factor activity] GO:0008201[heparin binding] GO:0008284[positive regulation of cell population proliferation] GO:0008543[fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway] GO:0009887[animal organ morphogenesis] GO:0010595[positive regulation of endothelial cell migration] GO:0010628[positive regulation of gene expression] GO:0010629[negative regulation of gene expression] GO:0010764[negative regulation of fibroblast migration] GO:0010863[positive regulation of phospholipase C activity] GO:0014068[positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling] GO:0014843[growth factor dependent regulation of skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation] GO:0019956[chemokine binding] GO:0030154[cell differentiation] GO:0030214[hyaluronan catabolic process] GO:0030324[lung development] GO:0030334[regulation of cell migration] GO:0030374[nuclear receptor coactivator activity] GO:0032958[inositol phosphate biosynthetic process] GO:0038001[paracrine signaling] GO:0040037[negative regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway] GO:0042056[chemoattractant activity] GO:0042060[wound healing] GO:0042660[positive regulation of cell fate specification] GO:0042802[identical protein binding] GO:0043406[positive regulation of MAP kinase activity] GO:0043410[positive regulation of MAPK cascade] GO:0043536[positive regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration] GO:0043537[negative regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration] GO:0043552[positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity] GO:0045765[regulation of angiogenesis] GO:0045766[positive regulation of angiogenesis] GO:0045893[positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription] GO:0045944[positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0048513[animal organ development] GO:0048598[embryonic morphogenesis] GO:0048731[system development] GO:0050679[positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation] GO:0050918[positive chemotaxis] GO:0051209[release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol] GO:0051781[positive regulation of cell division] GO:0051897[positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling] GO:0060045[positive regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation] GO:0060548[negative regulation of cell death] GO:0060591[chondroblast differentiation] GO:0061045[negative regulation of wound healing] GO:0070374[positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade] GO:0072089[stem cell proliferation] GO:0090049[regulation of cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis] GO:0090050[positive regulation of cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis] GO:0090722[receptor-receptor interaction] GO:1902748[positive regulation of lens fiber cell differentiation] GO:1902895[positive regulation of miRNA transcription] GO:1903587[regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell proliferation involved in sprouting angiogenesis] GO:1903672[positive regulation of sprouting angiogenesis] GO:1904707[positive regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell proliferation] GO:1905278[positive regulation of epithelial tube formation] GO:1905564[positive regulation of vascular endothelial cell proliferation] GO:2000544[regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor] GO:2000546[positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor] GO:2000573[positive regulation of DNA biosynthetic process] GO:2001028[positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis]
Transporters Transporter channels and pores Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC RAS pathway related proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Candidate cardiovascular disease genes FDA approved drug targets Small molecule drugs Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0001525[angiogenesis] GO:0001649[osteoblast differentiation] GO:0001658[branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis] GO:0001759[organ induction] GO:0001934[positive regulation of protein phosphorylation] GO:0001935[endothelial cell proliferation] GO:0001938[positive regulation of endothelial cell proliferation] GO:0002042[cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis] GO:0002052[positive regulation of neuroblast proliferation] GO:0005104[fibroblast growth factor receptor binding] GO:0005125[cytokine activity] GO:0005178[integrin binding] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005576[extracellular region] GO:0005615[extracellular space] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0006366[transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0006661[phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process] GO:0006935[chemotaxis] GO:0007165[signal transduction] GO:0007265[Ras protein signal transduction] GO:0007399[nervous system development] GO:0007405[neuroblast proliferation] GO:0007568[aging] GO:0008083[growth factor activity] GO:0008201[heparin binding] GO:0008283[cell population proliferation] GO:0008284[positive regulation of cell population proliferation] GO:0008285[negative regulation of cell population proliferation] GO:0008543[fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway] GO:0009792[embryo development ending in birth or egg hatching] GO:0009887[animal organ morphogenesis] GO:0010001[glial cell differentiation] GO:0010595[positive regulation of endothelial cell migration] GO:0010628[positive regulation of gene expression] GO:0010629[negative regulation of gene expression] GO:0010764[negative regulation of fibroblast migration] GO:0010863[positive regulation of phospholipase C activity] GO:0014068[positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling] GO:0014843[growth factor dependent regulation of skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation] GO:0019956[chemokine binding] GO:0021762[substantia nigra development] GO:0021930[cerebellar granule cell precursor proliferation] GO:0021940[positive regulation of cerebellar granule cell precursor proliferation] GO:0030154[cell differentiation] GO:0030214[hyaluronan catabolic process] GO:0030324[lung development] GO:0030334[regulation of cell migration] GO:0030374[nuclear receptor coactivator activity] GO:0032958[inositol phosphate biosynthetic process] GO:0038001[paracrine signaling] GO:0040037[negative regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway] GO:0042056[chemoattractant activity] GO:0042060[wound healing] GO:0042491[inner ear auditory receptor cell differentiation] GO:0042660[positive regulation of cell fate specification] GO:0042802[identical protein binding] GO:0043406[positive regulation of MAP kinase activity] GO:0043410[positive regulation of MAPK cascade] GO:0043491[protein kinase B signaling] GO:0043536[positive regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration] GO:0043537[negative regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration] GO:0043542[endothelial cell migration] GO:0043552[positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity] GO:0045609[positive regulation of inner ear auditory receptor cell differentiation] GO:0045669[positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation] GO:0045765[regulation of angiogenesis] GO:0045766[positive regulation of angiogenesis] GO:0045893[positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription] GO:0045944[positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0046668[regulation of retinal cell programmed cell death] GO:0048513[animal organ development] GO:0048598[embryonic morphogenesis] GO:0048661[positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation] GO:0048678[response to axon injury] GO:0048731[system development] GO:0048863[stem cell differentiation] GO:0048864[stem cell development] GO:0050673[epithelial cell proliferation] GO:0050679[positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation] GO:0050918[positive chemotaxis] GO:0051209[release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol] GO:0051726[regulation of cell cycle] GO:0051781[positive regulation of cell division] GO:0051897[positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling] GO:0060045[positive regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation] GO:0060070[canonical Wnt signaling pathway] GO:0060128[corticotropin hormone secreting cell differentiation] GO:0060129[thyroid-stimulating hormone-secreting cell differentiation] GO:0060548[negative regulation of cell death] GO:0060563[neuroepithelial cell differentiation] GO:0060591[chondroblast differentiation] GO:0060644[mammary gland epithelial cell differentiation] GO:0060978[angiogenesis involved in coronary vascular morphogenesis] GO:0061045[negative regulation of wound healing] GO:0070371[ERK1 and ERK2 cascade] GO:0070374[positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade] GO:0071260[cellular response to mechanical stimulus] GO:0072089[stem cell proliferation] GO:0090049[regulation of cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis] GO:0090050[positive regulation of cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis] GO:0090263[positive regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway] GO:0090722[receptor-receptor interaction] GO:1902748[positive regulation of lens fiber cell differentiation] GO:1902895[positive regulation of miRNA transcription] GO:1902913[positive regulation of neuroepithelial cell differentiation] GO:1903587[regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell proliferation involved in sprouting angiogenesis] GO:1903672[positive regulation of sprouting angiogenesis] GO:1904707[positive regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell proliferation] GO:1904977[lymphatic endothelial cell migration] GO:1905278[positive regulation of epithelial tube formation] GO:1905564[positive regulation of vascular endothelial cell proliferation] GO:2000544[regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor] GO:2000546[positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor] GO:2000573[positive regulation of DNA biosynthetic process] GO:2000647[negative regulation of stem cell proliferation] GO:2000648[positive regulation of stem cell proliferation] GO:2000738[positive regulation of stem cell differentiation] GO:2001028[positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis]