fibroblast growth factor 16; FGF-16 (FGF16)

Function

• role in regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation & cell differentiation
• required for normal cardiomyocyte proliferation & heart development
• interacts with FGFR1 & FGFR2

Structure

• belongs to the heparin-binding growth factors family

Compartment

secreted (putative)

More general terms

• fibroblast growth factor
• glycoprotein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=8823
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:8823
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/300827
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O43320.html