Protein family FGF
Protein family FGF
2023-02-13
Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) is a broad-spectrum mitogen that acts as a polypeptide ligand in a paracrine or endocrine manner. FGF stimulates or maintains specific cellular funct...
FGF11: potential obesity target
FGF11: potential obesity target
2023-02-02
The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 11 subfamily consists of FGF11, FGF12, FGF13, and FGF14. The FGF11 subfamily is independent of the other subfamilies, with its most notable chara...
FGF4: a potential target for lowering glucose
FGF4: a potential target for lowering glucose
2023-02-02
Fibroblast growth factor 4 (FGF4), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma FGF, plays an important role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation, and cell differentiat...
FGF22：Neurons to reshape regulator
FGF22：Neurons to reshape regulator
2023-02-02
Fibroblast growth factor 22 (FGF22), a target-derived presynaptic organizer that is essential for the establishment of new excitatory synapses during development and synaptic organ...
FGF5: a key regulator of hair growth
FGF5: a key regulator of hair growth
2023-02-02
Fibroblast growth factor 5 (FGF5) was first isolated as a human oncogene in 1988. It belongs to the FGF4 subfamily and has a cleavable N-terminal signal peptide. It mediates the bi...
FGF6: regulating-muscle-regeneration-Cardiac-repair
FGF6: regulating-muscle-regeneration-Cardiac-repair
2023-02-02
Fibroblast growth factor 6 (FGF6) is an important regulatory member of the mammalian muscle regeneration process. It belongs to the cytokine family that controls cell proliferation...
FGF7: Regulation of drug tolerance
FGF7: Regulation of drug tolerance
2023-02-02
The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 7 subfamily, consisting of FGF3, FGF7 (the founding member), FGF10, and FGF22, is unique among FGF subfamily members in that its members are secr...