FGF12

FGF12

FGF12

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Fibroblast growth factor 12 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF12 gene.[5][6][7]

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The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family. FGF family members possess broad mitogenic and cell survival activities, and are involved in a variety of biological processes, including embryonic development, cell growth, morphogenesis, tissue repair, tumor growth, and invasion. This growth factor lacks the N-terminal signal sequence present in most of the FGF family members, but it contains clusters of basic residues that have been demonstrated to act as a nuclear localization signal. When transfected into mammalian cells, this protein accumulated in the nucleus, but was not secreted. The specific function of this gene has not yet been determined. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported.[7]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Smallwood PM, Munoz-Sanjuan I, Tong P, Macke JP, Hendry SH, Gilbert DJ, Copeland NG, Jenkins NA, Nathans J (Oct 1996). "Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) homologous factors: new members of the FGF family implicated in nervous system development". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 93 (18): 9850–7. Bibcode:1996PNAS...93.9850S. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.18.9850. PMC 38518. PMID 8790420.
  4. Liu Y, Chiu IM (Nov 1997). "Assignment of FGF12, the human FGF homologous factor 1 gene, to chromosome 3q29-->3qter by fluorescence in situ hybridization". Cytogenet Cell Genet. 78 (1): 48–9. doi:10.1159/000134625. PMID 9345906.

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