INT-2 proto-oncogene protein also known as FGF-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF3 gene. [4]
FGF-3 is a member of the fibroblast growth factor family. FGF3 binds to Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 (FGFR3) to serve as a negative regulator of bone growth during ossification. Effectively, FGF-3 inhibits proliferation of chondrocytes within growth plate.
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. [4]
The FGF3 gene was identified by its similarity with mouse fgf3/int-2, a proto-oncogene activated in virally induced mammary tumors in the mouse. Frequent amplification of this gene has been found in human tumors, which may be important for neoplastic transformation and tumor progression. Studies of the similar genes in mouse and chicken suggested the role in inner ear formation. [4] Also, haploinsufficiency in the FGF3 gene is thought to cause otodental syndrome.
FGF2, also known as basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and FGF-β, is a growth factor and signaling protein encoded by the FGF2 gene. It is synthesized primarily as a 155 amino acid polypeptide, resulting in an 18 kDa protein. However, there are four alternate start codons which provide N-terminal extensions of 41, 46, 55, or 133 amino acids, resulting in proteins of 22 kDa, 22.5 kDa, 24 kDa and 34 kDa, respectively. Generally, the 155 aa/18 kDa low molecular weight (LMW) form is considered cytoplasmic and can be secreted from the cell, whereas the high molecular weight (HMW) forms are directed to the cell's nucleus.
FGF1, also known as acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF), is a growth factor and signaling protein encoded by the FGF1 gene. It is synthesized as a 155 amino acid polypeptide, whose mature form is a non-glycosylated 17-18 kDa protein. Fibroblast growth factor protein was first purified in 1975, but soon afterwards others using different conditions isolated acidic FGF, Heparin-binding growth factor-1, and Endothelial cell growth factor-1. Gene sequencing revealed that this group was actually the same growth factor and that FGF1 was a member of a family of FGF proteins.
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1), also known as basic fibroblast growth factor receptor 1, fms-related tyrosine kinase-2 / Pfeiffer syndrome, and CD331, is a receptor tyrosine kinase whose ligands are specific members of the fibroblast growth factor family. FGFR1 has been shown to be associated with Pfeiffer syndrome.
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGFR4 gene. FGFR4 has also been designated as CD334.
Fibroblast growth factor receptor substrate 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FRS2 gene.
Keratinocyte growth factor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF7 gene.
Fibroblast growth factor 10 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF10 gene.
Fibroblast growth factor 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF8 gene.
Glia-activating factor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF9 gene.
Fibroblast growth factor 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF4 gene.
Fibroblast growth factor 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF5 gene.
Fibroblast growth factor 18 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF18 gene.
Fibroblast growth factor-binding protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGFBP1 gene.
Fibroblast growth factor 19 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF19 gene. It functions as a hormone, regulating bile acid synthesis, with effects on glucose and lipid metabolism. Reduced synthesis, and blood levels, may be a factor in chronic bile acid diarrhea and in certain metabolic disorders.
Probable rRNA-processing protein EBP2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EBNA1BP2 gene.
Fibroblast growth factor receptor-like 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGFRL1 gene.
Fibroblast growth factor 13 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF13 gene.
Fibroblast growth factor 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF6 gene.
Fibroblast growth factor 12 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF12 gene.
Fibroblast growth factor 17 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF17 gene.
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