Fibroblast growth factor 4


NameFibroblast growth factor 4
SynonymsFGF-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
    heparin binding
    growth factor activity
Processes
    odontogenesis of dentin-containing tooth
    regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor
    activation of MAPKK activity
    phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
    stem cell population maintenance
    fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway
    positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
    signal transduction
    insulin receptor signaling pathway
    MAPK cascade
    apoptotic process involved in morphogenesis
    negative regulation of apoptotic process
    cartilage condensation
    small GTPase mediated signal transduction
    neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway
    chondroblast differentiation
    cell-cell signaling
    positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
    cranial suture morphogenesis
    axon guidance
    Ras protein signal transduction
    embryonic hindlimb morphogenesis
    epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway
    vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway
    mesenchymal cell proliferation
    innate immune response
    positive regulation of cell proliferation
    positive regulation of cell division
    Fc-epsilon 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.
Transmembrane Regions
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 IDNone
GenAtlas IDFGF4
HGNC IDHGNC:3682
Chromosome Location11
Locus11q13.3
References
  1. Ornitz DM, Xu J, Colvin JS, McEwen DG, MacArthur CA, Coulier F, Gao G, Goldfarb M: Receptor specificity of the fibroblast growth factor family. J Biol Chem. 1996 Jun 21;271(25):15292-7.[8663044 ]
  2. Turner N, Grose R: Fibroblast growth factor signalling: from development to cancer. Nat Rev Cancer. 2010 Feb;10(2):116-29. doi: 10.1038/nrc2780.[20094046 ]
  3. Delli Bovi P, Curatola AM, Kern FG, Greco A, Ittmann M, Basilico C: An oncogene isolated by transfection of Kaposi's sarcoma DNA encodes a growth factor that is a member of the FGF family. Cell. 1987 Aug 28;50(5):729-37.[2957062 ]
  4. Mayshar Y, Rom E, Chumakov I, Kronman A, Yayon A, Benvenisty N: Fibroblast growth factor 4 and its novel splice isoform have opposing effects on the maintenance of human embryonic stem cell self-renewal. Stem Cells. 2008 Mar;26(3):767-74. doi: 10.1634/stemcells.2007-1037. Epub 2008 Jan 10.[18192227 ]
  5. Yoshida T, Miyagawa K, Odagiri H, Sakamoto H, Little PF, Terada M, Sugimura T: Genomic sequence of hst, a transforming gene encoding a protein homologous to fibroblast growth factors and the int-2-encoded protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987 Oct;84(20):7305-9.[2959959 ]
  6. Taira M, Yoshida T, Miyagawa K, Sakamoto H, Terada M, Sugimura T: cDNA sequence of human transforming gene hst and identification of the coding sequence required for transforming activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987 May;84(9):2980-4.[2953031 ]
  7. Bellosta P, Iwahori A, Plotnikov AN, Eliseenkova AV, Basilico C, Mohammadi M: Identification of receptor and heparin binding sites in fibroblast growth factor 4 by structure-based mutagenesis. Mol Cell Biol. 2001 Sep;21(17):5946-57.[11486033 ]

Related FRC


FRCD ID Name Exact Mass Structure



Heparin




340.31