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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2251
Gene name Fibroblast growth factor 6
Gene symbol FGF6
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
HBGF-6HST2
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12p13.32
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
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:0001502 Process Cartilage condensation IEA
GO:0001525 Process Angiogenesis IEA
GO:0005104 Function Fibroblast growth factor receptor binding IBA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 32296183
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
134921 3684 ENSG00000111241
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P10767
Protein name Fibroblast growth factor 6 (FGF-6) (Heparin secretory-transforming protein 2) (HST-2) (HSTF-2) (Heparin-binding growth factor 6) (HBGF-6)
Protein function Plays an important role in the regulation of cell proliferation, cell differentiation, angiogenesis and myogenesis, and is required for normal muscle regeneration.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00167 FGF 84 → 205 Fibroblast growth factor Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Leukemia cell lines with platelet/ megakaryocytic differentiation potential.
Sequence
MALGQKLFITMSRGAGRLQGTLWALVFLGILVGMVVPSPAGTRANNTLLDSRGWGTLLSR
SRAGLAGEIAGVNWESGYLVGIKRQRRLYCNVGIGFHLQVLPDGRISGTHEENPYSLLEI
STVERGVVSLFGVRSALFVAMNSKGRLYATPSFQEECKFRETLLPNNYNAYESDLYQGTY
IALSKYGRVKRGSKVSPIMTVTHFL
PRI
Sequence length 208
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
KEGG Pathway Reactome Pathway
MAPK signaling pathway PI3K Cascade
Ras signaling pathway PIP3 activates AKT signaling
Rap1 signaling pathway Signaling by activated point mutants of FGFR1
Calcium signaling pathway FGFR4 ligand binding and activation
PI3K-Akt signaling pathway FGFR1c ligand binding and activation
Regulation of actin cytoskeleton FGFR2c ligand binding and activation
Pathways in cancer Activated point mutants of FGFR2
Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation Constitutive Signaling by Aberrant PI3K in Cancer
Melanoma Phospholipase C-mediated cascade: FGFR1
Breast cancer Phospholipase C-mediated cascade; FGFR2
Gastric cancer 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
  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 FGFR4 signaling
  Signaling by FGFR2 in disease
  Signaling by FGFR1 in disease
  RAF/MAP kinase cascade
  PI5P, PP2A and IER3 Regulate PI3K/AKT Signaling
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)
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 Reference Evidence Score
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS 1 — CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
11796754
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MIGRAINE DISORDER — GWAS catalog 23793025, 27182965, 27322543, 34294844, 35115687, 36939796
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MOTOR NEURON DISEASE — Disgenet —
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
SCOLIOSIS — GWAS catalog 30019117
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS — GWAS catalog 35551307, 38374256
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Show/Hide Text Mining Associations (22)
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS 1 Lateral Sclerosis CTD_human_DG 11796754
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Familial Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis CTD_human_DG 11796754
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Found in Text Mining only
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Sporadic Lateral Sclerosis CTD_human_DG 11796754
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Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Carcinoma BEFREE 8391386
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Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Pancreatic Ductal Pancreatic ductal carcinoma Pubtator 30836094 Associate
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Found in Text Mining only
Colorectal Neoplasms Colorectal neoplasm Pubtator 21750708 Associate
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Degenerative polyarthritis Arthritis BEFREE 31260189
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Hemochromatosis Hemochromatosis Pubtator 30814063 Associate
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Found in Text Mining only
Lymphoma Lymphoma BEFREE 21750708
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Found in Text Mining only
Lymphoma Lymphoma Pubtator 21750708 Associate
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Found in Text Mining only