Fgf20 fibroblast growth factor 20 [Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Fgf20provided by RGD
Official Full Name: fibroblast growth factor 20provided by RGD
Primary source: RGD:71068
See related: EnsemblRapid:ENSRNOG00000000109 AllianceGenome:RGD:71068
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Rattus norvegicus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Also known as: Fgf4a
Summary: Enables fibroblast growth factor receptor binding activity and growth factor activity. Acts upstream of or within fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade; and positive regulation of cell population proliferation. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in renal agenesis. Orthologous to human FGF20 (fibroblast growth factor 20). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Expression: Biased expression in Adrenal (RPKM 4.0), Brain (RPKM 1.3) and 1 other tissue See more
Orthologs: human mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 16q12.1

Exon count:: 3

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1)	16	NC_086034.1 (58734003..58741650)
RS_2023_06	previous assembly	mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2)	16	NC_051351.1 (52030549..52038201)
106	previous assembly	Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5)	16	NC_005115.4 (55152748..55159352)

Chromosome 16 - NC_086034.1 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages
Description: 320 RNA samples isolated from 11 organs (adrenal gland, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle, spleen, thymus, and testes or uterus) from both sexes of Fischer 344 rats across four developmental stages (2-, 6-, 21-, and 104-weeks-old)
BioProject: PRJNA238328
Publication: PMID 24510058
Analysis date: Mon Jun 6 17:44:12 2016

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Results highlighted a protective role for FGF20 in the substantia nigra and identify astrocytes as one potential source of endogenous FGF20. Given FGF20 is localised to astrocytes in the adult substantia nigra, endogenous FGF20 provides its protection of dopamine neurons through a paracrine action. Boosting the endogenous FGF20 production might offer potential as a future therapeutic strategy in Parkinson's disease.
Title: Fibroblast growth factor 20 is protective towards dopaminergic neurons in vivo in a paracrine manner.
FGF-20 promotes the differentiation of Nurr1-neural stem cells into tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons and additional factors are required for the efficient differentiation of dopaminergic neurons in the adult brain.
Title: Fibroblast growth factor-20 promotes the differentiation of Nurr1-overexpressing neural stem cells into tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons.

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General gene information

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Markers

D16Rat110 (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:226768

Fgf20 (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:258266

Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables fibroblast growth factor receptor binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables fibroblast growth factor receptor binding	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
enables growth factor activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables growth factor activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables growth factor activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables receptor-receptor interaction	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within cell differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within inner ear auditory receptor cell differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in neurogenesis	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of MAPK cascade	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in positive regulation of cell population proliferation	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of cell population proliferation	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of cell migration	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in regulation of neuron differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in signal transduction	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in cytoplasm	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
is_active_in extracellular space	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: fibroblast growth factor 20

Names: fibroblast growth factor 4a

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.