Protein Name fibroblast growth factor 21
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 170580
Gene Symbol

Fgf21

UniProt Q8VI80 (Q8VI80_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 82
Total Number of Articles : 85
Description

fibroblast growth factor 21

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable fibroblast growth factor receptor binding activity and growth factor activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to glucagon stimulus; endothelial cell apoptotic process; and negative regulation of endothelial cell apoptotic process. Located in extracellular space. Orthologous to human FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • fibroblast growth factor 21
  • fibroblast growth factor 8c
  • Fgf8c
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Properties