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Symbol FGF9 contributors: mct/npt/pgu - updated : 28-01-2013
HGNC name fibroblast growth factor 9 (glia-activating factor)
HGNC id 3687
EXPRESSION
Type restricted
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Cardiovascularheart    
Digestiveintestinesmall intestine   
Nervousbrain    
Reproductivefemale systembreastmammary gland  
Respiratorylung     Homo sapiens
Visualeyeretina   
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Epithelialbarrier liningmesothelium   Homo sapiens
Epithelialbarrier/liningendometrium  
Nervousperipherous   
cells
SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Nervousglia
Nervousneuron
Respiratoryepithelial cell Homo sapiens
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
physiological period embryo
Text apical ectodermal ridge
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • two cysteine residues and other consensus sequences
  • two hydrophobic domains at the N terminus (cleavable signal sequence)
  • conjugated GlycoP
    HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • heparin-binding growth factors family
  • FGF9 subfamily
  • CATEGORY transcription factor , signaling growth factor , transport
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm
    basic FUNCTION
  • autocrine/paracrine growth factor, playing an important for glial cell development
  • playing a role in retinal differentiation and maturation, possibly representing a neuronally derived factor acting upon glial (and other) cells
  • mesothelial and epithelial FGF9 directs lung development by regulating mesenchymal growth, and the pattern and expression levels of mesenchymal growth factors that signal back to the epithelium
  • playing a role in XY germ cell survival
  • perichondrial FGF1, FGF2, FGF6, FGF7, FGF9, FGF18, FGF21, FGF22 regulate growth plate chondrogenesis
  • plays a role in colorectal and endometrial carcinogenesis
  • playing an important role in normal joint development
  • homodimerization controls the binding to the receptor and heparan sulfate dependent diffusion in the extracellular matrix
  • might be important during various stages of bone healing
  • contributes functionally to both angiogenic and osteogenic processes during bone repair
  • required for lung development
  • CELLULAR PROCESS cell life, proliferation/growth
    cell life, antiapoptosis
    nucleotide, transcription
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS endocytosis transport
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
  • TGFB1-FGF9-PITX2 signaling cascade regulates cranial neural crest cell proliferation during palate formation
  • a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • cooperate with SHH to regulate mesenchymal proliferation in distinct submesothelial and subepithelial regions
  • FUBP3 regulates FGF9 expression at the post-transcriptional level
  • interaction between FUBP3 and FGF9 3prime-UTR UG-repeat promoting FGF9 mRNA translation
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    induced by SHH
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) SYNS3
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral somatic mutation      
    in colorectal and endometrial carcinoma
    constitutional   deletion    
    of either FGF9 or FGFR2 in an XY gonad resulted in up-regulation of WNT4 and male-to-female sex reversal
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • spontaneous dominant mouse mutant, Elbow knee synostosis (Eks), shows elbow and knee joint synosostis, and premature fusion of cranial sutures
  • loss of Fgf9 in XX Wnt4(-/-) gonads does not rescue their partial female-to-male sex-reversal
  • embryos lacking Fgf9 show mesenchymal hypoplasia, decreased epithelial branching and, by the end of gestation, hypoplastic lungs that cannot support life