Fibroblast growth factors (FGF) are a family of cell signalling proteins produced by macrophages; they are involved in a wide variety of processes, most...
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Fibroblast growth factor 5(FGF5) Fibroblast growth factor 6(FGF6) Fibroblast growth factor 7(FGF7) Fibroblast growth factor 8(FGF8) Fibroblast growth...
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Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) is a protein and member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family which participates in the regulation of phosphate...
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Fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2), also known as basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and FGF-β, is a growth factor and signaling protein encoded by...
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The fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR) are, as their name implies, receptors that bind to members of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family of...
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Fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF-1) also known as acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF), is a growth factor and signaling protein encoded by the FGF1...
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Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) is a protein that in mammals is encoded by the FGF21 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast...
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Fibroblast growth factor 8 (FGF-8) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF8 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast...
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR-1), also known as basic fibroblast growth factor receptor 1, fms-related tyrosine kinase-2 / Pfeiffer syndrome...
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR-3) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGFR3 gene. FGFR3 has also been designated as CD333 (cluster...
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR-2) also known as CD332 (cluster of differentiation 332) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGFR2 gene...
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cell culture system, rat kidney fibroblasts. Application of the transforming growth factors to normal rat kidney fibroblasts induces the cultured cells to...
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FGF5 (redirect from Fibroblast growth factor 5)
Fibroblast growth factor 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF5 gene. The majority of FGF family members are glycosaminoglycan binding proteins...
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insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), parathyroid...
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FGF18 (redirect from Fibroblast growth factor 18)
Fibroblast growth factor 18 (FGF-18) is a protein that is encoded by the FGF18 gene in humans. The protein was first discovered in 1998, when two newly-identified...
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This article is about the role of fibroblast growth factor signaling in mesoderm formation. Mesoderm formation is a complex developmental process involving...
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critical factors in the development and malignancy of these tumors. Fibroblast growth factors comprise the largest family of growth factor ligands at...
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Paracrine signaling (redirect from Paracrine factor)
similar structures: fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family, Hedgehog family, Wnt family, and TGF-β superfamily. Binding of a paracrine factor to its respective...
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR-4) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGFR4 gene. FGFR4 has also been designated as CD334 (cluster...
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the epithelium. KGF is a small signaling molecule that binds to fibroblast growth factor receptor 2b (FGFR2b). For signalling to occur, a dimer is required...
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and big toes. Pfeiffer syndrome is caused by mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptors FGFR1 and FGFR2. The syndrome is grouped into three types:...
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Endothelin-1 Nesfatin-1 Irisin Betatrophin Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) Fibroblast growth factor -Biomarkers with insulin-sensitizing properties (irisin...
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Fibroblast growth factor 10 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF10 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth...
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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...
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Activation of other growth factor receptors such as fibroblast growth factor receptors or epidermal growth factor receptor can also be responsible. Acanthosis...
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secreting growth factors such as Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Platelet Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) and Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) and other...
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FRS3 (redirect from Fibroblast growth factor receptor substrate 3)
Fibroblast growth factor receptor substrate 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FRS3 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a substrate...
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Fibroblast growth factor 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF4 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth...
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Sprifermin (redirect from Recombinant human fibroblast growth factor 18)
(INN) (developmental code name AS-902330), is a recombinant human fibroblast growth factor 18 (rhFGF18) analog, which is under development by TrialSpark for...
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Achondroplasia (category Growth disorders)
immunodeficiency. Achondroplasia is caused by a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene that results in its protein being overactive...
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