Fibroblast growth factor 4

Details

Name
Fibroblast 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 Name
FGF4
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000649|Fibroblast growth factor 4
MSGPGTAAVALLPAVLLALLAPWAGRGGAAAPTAPNGTLEAELERRWESLVALSLARLPV
AAQPKEAAVQSGAGDYLLGIKRLRRLYCNVGIGFHLQALPDGRIGGAHADTRDSLLELSP
VERGVVSIFGVASRFFVAMSSKGKLYGSPFFTDECTFKEILLPNNYNAYESYKYPGMFIA
LSKNGKTKKGNRVSPTMKVTHFLPRL
Number of residues
206
Molecular Weight
22047.355
Theoretical pI
10.19
GO Classification
Functions
growth factor activity / heparin binding
Processes
activation of MAPKK activity / apoptotic process involved in morphogenesis / axon guidance / cartilage condensation / cell-cell signaling / chondroblast differentiation / cranial suture morphogenesis / embryonic hindlimb morphogenesis / epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway / Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway / fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway / innate immune response / insulin receptor signaling pathway / MAPK cascade / mesenchymal cell proliferation / negative regulation of apoptotic process / neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway / odontogenesis of dentin-containing tooth / phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling / positive regulation of cell division / positive regulation of cell proliferation / positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade / positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter / Ras protein signal transduction / regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor / signal transduction / small GTPase mediated signal transduction / stem cell population maintenance / vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway
Components
extracellular region / intracellular
General Function
Heparin binding
Specific Function
Plays 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 Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Secreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0018940|Fibroblast growth factor 4 (FGF4)
ATGTCGGGGCCCGGGACGGCCGCGGTAGCGCTGCTCCCGGCGGTCCTGCTGGCCTTGCTG
GCGCCCTGGGCGGGCCGAGGGGGCGCCGCCGCACCCACTGCACCCAACGGCACGCTGGAG
GCCGAGCTGGAGCGCCGCTGGGAGAGCCTGGTGGCGCTCTCGTTGGCGCGCCTGCCGGTG
GCAGCGCAGCCCAAGGAGGCGGCCGTCCAGAGCGGCGCCGGCGACTACCTGCTGGGCATC
AAGCGGCTGCGGCGGCTCTACTGCAACGTGGGCATCGGCTTCCACCTCCAGGCGCTCCCC
GACGGCCGCATCGGCGGCGCGCACGCGGACACCCGCGACAGCCTGCTGGAGCTCTCGCCC
GTGGAGCGGGGCGTGGTGAGCATCTTCGGCGTGGCCAGCCGGTTCTTCGTGGCCATGAGC
AGCAAGGGCAAGCTCTATGGCTCGCCCTTCTTCACCGATGAGTGCACGTTCAAGGAGATT
CTCCTTCCCAACAACTACAACGCCTACGAGTCCTACAAGTACCCCGGCATGTTCATCGCC
CTGAGCAAGAATGGGAAGACCAAGAAGGGGAACCGAGTGTCGCCCACCATGAAGGTCACC
CACTTCCTCCCCAGGCTGTGA
Chromosome Location
11
Locus
11q13.3
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP08620
UniProtKB Entry NameFGF4_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID386788
GenBank Gene IDJ02986
GenAtlas IDFGF4
HGNC IDHGNC:3682
General References
  1. 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. [Article]
  2. 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. [Article]
  3. 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. [Article]
  4. 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. [Article]
  5. 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. [Article]
  6. 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. [Article]
  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. [Article]

Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB00686Pentosan polysulfateapprovedunknowninhibitorDetails
DB05309TP-508investigationalunknownDetails
DB01109Heparinapproved, investigationalunknownDetails