Structure, chromosome mapping and expression of the murine Fgf-6 gene.
The sixth member of the fibroblast growth factor gene family was cloned and analysed in the mouse. It is composed of three coding exons and encodes a putative growth protein of 198 amino acids, possessing a potential signal peptide, and presenting 79% and 93.5% sequence similarity with the mouse Hst/K-fgf and human FGF-6 genes products, respectively. The murine Fgf-6 gene is located in a region distinct from the Int-41 locus and belongs to a linkage group conserved between chromosome 12 in man and chromosome 6 in mouse. It presents an intrinsic oncogenic capacity since it is able to transform cultured fibroblasts. Fgf-6 mRNA levels are developmentally regulated with a peak of expression in the developing fetus at day 15.5 of gestation, moderate levels during late gestation and in the neonate. In the adult, Fgf-6 mRNA can be detected in testis, heart and skeletal muscle.
de Lapeyriere
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U .119 INSERM, Marseille, France.
Rosnet
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Benharroch
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Raybaud
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Marchetto
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Planche
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Galland
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Mattei
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Copeland
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Jenkins
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D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D051522:Fibroblast Growth Factor 6; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009132:Muscles / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
C496452:FGF6 protein, human; C486115:Fgf6 protein, mouse; D051522:Fibroblast Growth Factor 6; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors