| Protein Name | fibroblast growth factor 19 |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 9965 |
| Gene Symbol | FGF19 |
| UniProt | O95750 (FGF19_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 304 |
Description |
fibroblast growth factor 19 |
| Gene Summary |
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 is a high affinity, heparin dependent ligand for FGFR4. Expression of this gene was detected only in fetal but not adult brain tissue. Synergistic interaction of the chick homolog and Wnt-8c has been shown to be required for initiation of inner ear development. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
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