Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2253
Gene name Fibroblast growth factor 8
Gene symbol FGF8
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AIGFFGF-8HBGF-8HH6KAL6
Chromosome 10
Chromosome location 10q24.32
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family. FGF family members possess broad mitogenic and cell survival activities, and are involved in a variety of biological processes, including embryonic development, cel
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs137852659 G>T Pathogenic 5 prime UTR variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs137852660 G>A Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, pathogenic, uncertain-significance Missense variant, coding sequence variant, intron variant
rs137852661 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, intron variant
rs137852662 T>C Pathogenic 5 prime UTR variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs606231408 G>C Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant, 5 prime UTR variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT017212 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT054861 hsa-miR-503-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 24464787
MIRT995825 hsa-miR-2355-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT995826 hsa-miR-3065-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT995827 hsa-miR-361-3p CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
NFKB1 Activation 16683270
RELA Activation 16683270
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000165 Process MAPK cascade IEA
GO:0001569 Process Branching involved in blood vessel morphogenesis IEA
GO:0001656 Process Metanephros development IEP 18437684
GO:0001658 Process Branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis IEA
GO:0001759 Process Organ induction IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600483 3686 ENSG00000107831
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P55075
Protein name Fibroblast growth factor 8 (FGF-8) (Androgen-induced growth factor) (AIGF) (Heparin-binding growth factor 8) (HBGF-8)
Protein function Plays an important role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation, cell differentiation and cell migration. Required for normal brain, eye, ear and limb development during embryogenesis. Required for normal development of th
PDB 2FDB
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00167 FGF 70 193 Fibroblast growth factor Domain
Sequence
MGSPRSALSCLLLHLLVLCLQAQEGPGRGPALGRELASLFRAGREPQGVSQQHVREQSLV
TDQLSRRLIRTYQLYSRTSGKHVQVLANKRINAMAEDGDPFAKLIVETDTFGSRVRVRGA
ETGLYICMNKKGKLIAKSNGKGKDCVFTEIVLENNYTALQNAKYEGWYMAFTRKGRPRKG
SKTRQHQREVHFM
KRLPRGHHTTEQSLRFEFLNYPPFTRSLRGSQRTWAPEPR
Sequence length 233
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  MAPK signaling pathway
Ras signaling pathway
Rap1 signaling pathway
Calcium signaling pathway
PI3K-Akt signaling pathway
Regulation of actin cytoskeleton
Pathways in cancer
Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation
Melanoma
Breast cancer
Gastric cancer
  PI3K Cascade
PIP3 activates AKT signaling
Signaling by activated point mutants of FGFR1
Signaling by activated point mutants of FGFR3
FGFR4 ligand binding and activation
FGFR3b ligand binding and activation
FGFR3c ligand binding and activation
FGFR1c ligand binding and activation
FGFR2c ligand binding and activation
FGFR3 mutant receptor activation
Activated point mutants of FGFR2
Constitutive Signaling by Aberrant PI3K in Cancer
Phospholipase C-mediated cascade: FGFR1
Phospholipase C-mediated cascade; FGFR2
Phospholipase C-mediated cascade; FGFR3
Phospholipase C-mediated cascade; FGFR4
Downstream signaling of activated FGFR1
SHC-mediated cascade:FGFR1
PI-3K cascade:FGFR1
FRS-mediated FGFR1 signaling
PI-3K cascade:FGFR2
SHC-mediated cascade:FGFR2
FRS-mediated FGFR2 signaling
SHC-mediated cascade:FGFR3
FRS-mediated FGFR3 signaling
PI-3K cascade:FGFR3
FRS-mediated FGFR4 signaling
SHC-mediated cascade:FGFR4
PI-3K cascade:FGFR4
Negative regulation of FGFR1 signaling
Negative regulation of FGFR2 signaling
Negative regulation of FGFR3 signaling
Negative regulation of FGFR4 signaling
Signaling by FGFR2 in disease
Signaling by FGFR1 in disease
FGFRL1 modulation of FGFR1 signaling
RAF/MAP kinase cascade
PI5P, PP2A and IER3 Regulate PI3K/AKT Signaling
Signaling by FGFR3 point mutants in cancer
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Holoprosencephaly sequence Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs876661331, rs876661330, rs876661329, rs1554834892, rs139565972, rs1554834889, rs1490604080 RCV000223812
RCV000223728
RCV000661903
RCV000656364
RCV000656423
View all (2 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 6 with or without anosmia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs876661330, rs876661329, rs137852659, rs137852661, rs137852662, rs137852663, rs1554834303 RCV000735419
RCV002503878
RCV000030886
RCV000030887
RCV000030888
View all (3 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Male infertility with azoospermia or oligozoospermia due to single gene mutation Likely pathogenic rs537681304 RCV003991608
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Semilobar holoprosencephaly Likely pathogenic rs876661329, rs876661328 RCV000223893
RCV000223804
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
22Q11 DELETION SYNDROME CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
22q11 Deletion Syndrome 22q11 deletion syndrome BEFREE 12223415
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
22q11 Deletion Syndrome 22q11 deletion syndrome CTD_human_DG 12223415
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Acrocephalosyndactylia Acrocephalopolydactyly BEFREE 8595889
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute leukemia Leukemia BEFREE 16095560
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 23362007, 31527546
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Agenesis of corpus callosum Agenesis Of Corpus Callosum HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alobar Holoprosencephaly Alobar Holoprosencephaly ORPHANET_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alobar holoprosencephaly Alobar Holoprosencephaly Orphanet
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Ambiguous Genitalia Ambiguous Genitalia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Pubtator 29707616 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only