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Facts about Beta-klotho.
Increases the ability of FGFR1 and FGFR4 to bind FGF21. .
| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | Klb |
| Uniprot: | Q99N32 |
| Entrez: | 83379 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| glycosyl hydrolase 1 family |

betaKlotho; beta-klotho; BKL; KLB; klotho beta like; Klotho beta; klotho beta-like protein; MGC142213
Mass (kDA):
120.189 kDA

| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 5|5 C3.1 |
| Sequence: | 5; |
Present in liver, muscle and white adipose tissue, but not in kidney (at protein level). Expressed in liver and pancreas, and at lower levels in skin, stomach, skeletal muscle, small intestine and lung.



PMID: 11044614 by Ito S., et al. Molecular cloning and expression analyses of mouse betaklotho, which encodes a novel Klotho family protein.
PMID: 16075061 by Ito S., et al. Impaired negative feedback suppression of bile acid synthesis in mice lacking betaKlotho.
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