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FLASH GENE
Symbol FGF12 contributors: mct - updated : 21-11-2016
HGNC name fibroblast growth factor 12
HGNC id 3668
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • clusters of basic residues potentially acting as nuclear localization signals (NLS)
  • can be internalized into cells depending on a CPP domain (CPP-C), at the C-terminal region, that can play a role in delivering other polypeptides into cells as a CPP (cell-penetrating peptide)
  • not only lacks classical signal sequences but also fails to activate FGFRs
  • HOMOLOGY
    intraspecies homolog to fibroblast growth factor 12
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • heparin-binding growth factors family
  • FGF11 subfamily
  • CATEGORY signaling growth factor
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
        intracellular
    intracellular,nucleus
    basic FUNCTION
  • able to inhibit radiation-induced tissue damage like other FGFs
  • intracellularly suppresses radiation-induced apoptosis in mast cells independently of MAPK8IP2
  • plays an intracellular role in the inhibition of radiation-induced apoptosis
  • can be internalized into cells to play a role in physiological events
  • may also be secreted from mast cells via other unknown pathways
  • potential radioprotector that could exert therapeutic effects on radiation damage
  • FGF11, FGF12, FGF13, FGF14 are intracellular proteins that bind and modulate voltage-gated sodium channels
  • FGF11, FGF12, FGF13, FGF14 not only are potent modulators of voltage-gated Na+ channels but also affect Ca2+ channels and their function
  • can protect the intestine against radiation-induced injury through its internalization, independently of FGFRs
  • strongly induced the quiescent and contractile Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) phenotypes and directly promoted VSMC lineage differentiation
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component unknown
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • can bind heparin with high affinity, as for other FGFs, and a heparin-binding site of FGF12 seems to be similar to that of other FGFs
  • could bind to the C terminus of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel to modulate its properties
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) EIEE47
    Susceptibility
  • for Kashin-Beck disease (KBD)
  • Variant & Polymorphism other
  • most significant association signal was observed at rs1847340 for KBD
  • Candidate gene
  • candidate for Brugada syndrome
  • Marker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    miscelleaneousvascularischemic injury
    could be a new therapeutic target for treating restenosis and atherosclerosis
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS