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Facts 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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