title: Fibroblast growth factors.
abstract: Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are heparin-binding protein mitogens that induce division of most cultured cells derived from embryonic mesoderm and neuroectoderm. Terminally differentiated neurons also respond in vitro by eliciting outgrowth of neurites. In vivo, FGFs have been shown to induce DNA synthesis, cell migration, blood vessel growth, and dermal wound closure. The protein and nucleic acid sequences for two different FGFs, denoted acidic and basic FGF, have been determined and recognized to be homologous. Additional genes recently have been identified that extend this protein family.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 07065.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors