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Designing a Western blot for FGF8? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the FGF8 Western Blot GuideFacts about Fibroblast growth factor 8.
Required for normal development of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronal system (PubMed:16384934, PubMed:16597617, PubMed:8663044). Plays a role in neurite outgrowth in hippocampal cells (PubMed:21576111).
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | FGF8 |
| Uniprot: | P55075 |
| Entrez: | 2253 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| heparin-binding growth factors family |

AIGF; AIGFKAL6; Androgen-induced growth factor; FGF8; FGF-8; fibroblast growth factor 8 (androgen-induced); fibroblast growth factor 8; HBGF-8; Heparin-binding growth factor 8; MGC149376
Mass (kDA):
26.525 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 10q24.32 |
| Sequence: | 10; NC_000010.11 (101770130..101780369, complement) |
Secreted.




PMID: 7737407 by Tanaka A., et al. Human androgen-induced growth factor in prostate and breast cancer cells: its molecular cloning and growth properties.
PMID: 8891346 by Ghosh A.K., et al. Molecular cloning and characterization of human FGF8 alternative messenger RNA forms.
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