NameFibroblast growth factor 4
Synonyms
  • FGF-4
  • HBGF-4
  • Heparin secretory-transforming protein 1
  • Heparin-binding growth factor 4
  • HST
  • HST-1
  • HSTF-1
  • HSTF1
  • KS3
  • Transforming protein KS3
Gene NameFGF4
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000649|Fibroblast growth factor 4
MSGPGTAAVALLPAVLLALLAPWAGRGGAAAPTAPNGTLEAELERRWESLVALSLARLPV
AAQPKEAAVQSGAGDYLLGIKRLRRLYCNVGIGFHLQALPDGRIGGAHADTRDSLLELSP
VERGVVSIFGVASRFFVAMSSKGKLYGSPFFTDECTFKEILLPNNYNAYESYKYPGMFIA
LSKNGKTKKGNRVSPTMKVTHFLPRL
Number of residues206
Molecular Weight22047.355
Theoretical pI10.19
GO Classification
Functions
  • growth factor activity
  • heparin binding
Processes
  • positive regulation of cell proliferation
  • odontogenesis of dentin-containing tooth
  • small GTPase mediated signal transduction
  • phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
  • cell-cell signaling
  • positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
  • axon guidance
  • epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • apoptotic process involved in morphogenesis
  • innate immune response
  • cartilage condensation
  • Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway
  • chondroblast differentiation
  • activation of MAPKK activity
  • cranial suture morphogenesis
  • fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • embryonic hindlimb morphogenesis
  • insulin receptor signaling pathway
  • MAPK cascade
  • mesenchymal cell proliferation
  • negative regulation of apoptotic process
  • positive regulation of cell division
  • neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway
  • regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • stem cell population maintenance
  • Ras protein signal transduction
  • signal transduction
  • vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway
Components
  • intracellular
  • extracellular region
General FunctionHeparin binding
Specific FunctionPlays an important role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation, and cell differentiation. Required for normal limb and cardiac valve development during embryogenesis.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID386788
UniProtKB IDP08620
UniProtKB Entry NameFGF4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0018940|Fibroblast growth factor 4 (FGF4)
ATGTCGGGGCCCGGGACGGCCGCGGTAGCGCTGCTCCCGGCGGTCCTGCTGGCCTTGCTG
GCGCCCTGGGCGGGCCGAGGGGGCGCCGCCGCACCCACTGCACCCAACGGCACGCTGGAG
GCCGAGCTGGAGCGCCGCTGGGAGAGCCTGGTGGCGCTCTCGTTGGCGCGCCTGCCGGTG
GCAGCGCAGCCCAAGGAGGCGGCCGTCCAGAGCGGCGCCGGCGACTACCTGCTGGGCATC
AAGCGGCTGCGGCGGCTCTACTGCAACGTGGGCATCGGCTTCCACCTCCAGGCGCTCCCC
GACGGCCGCATCGGCGGCGCGCACGCGGACACCCGCGACAGCCTGCTGGAGCTCTCGCCC
GTGGAGCGGGGCGTGGTGAGCATCTTCGGCGTGGCCAGCCGGTTCTTCGTGGCCATGAGC
AGCAAGGGCAAGCTCTATGGCTCGCCCTTCTTCACCGATGAGTGCACGTTCAAGGAGATT
CTCCTTCCCAACAACTACAACGCCTACGAGTCCTACAAGTACCCCGGCATGTTCATCGCC
CTGAGCAAGAATGGGAAGACCAAGAAGGGGAACCGAGTGTCGCCCACCATGAAGGTCACC
CACTTCCTCCCCAGGCTGTGA
GenBank Gene IDJ02986
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDFGF4
HGNC IDHGNC:3682
Chromosome Location11
Locus11q13.3
References
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