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Fgf8 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Fgf8
  • Name
    fibroblast growth factor 8
  • Synonyms
    Aigf, Fgf-8
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:99604
    NCBI Gene: 14179
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr19:45725237-45731354 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 19, 38.75 cM, cytoband C3-D
  • Mapping Data
    21 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    161 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
    1
  • RFLP
    7
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_99604
 protein coding gene Chr19:45724930-45731380 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0025191
 protein coding gene Chr19:45357781-45363908 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0025168
 protein coding gene Chr19:43140927-43147054 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0025136
 protein coding gene Chr19:44529755-44535882 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0025162
 protein coding gene Chr19:43193677-43199804 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0024922
 protein coding gene Chr19:44706956-44713083 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0025605
 protein coding gene Chr19:46491248-46497365 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023019
 protein coding gene Chr19:42385544-42391675 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024387
 protein coding gene Chr19:44459466-44465607 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0024902
 protein coding gene Chr19:48825047-48831136 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0025034
 protein coding gene Chr19:42948610-42954737 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0024995
 protein coding gene Chr19:42740115-42746242 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0025120
 protein coding gene Chr19:45271943-45278070 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025026
 protein coding gene Chr19:48153584-48159711 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0025663
 protein coding gene Chr19:44611843-44617970 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0024136
 protein coding gene Chr19:42881259-42887379 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0023940
 protein coding gene Chr19:43302902-43309030 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0024457
 protein coding gene Chr19:44769831-44775961 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FGF8, fibroblast growth factor 8
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FGF8, fibroblast growth factor 8
  • Synonyms
    AIGF, FGF-8, HBGF-8, HH6, KAL6
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2253
    neXtProt AC: NX_P55075
    UniProt: P55075

  • Chr Location
    10q24.32; chr10:101770109-101780371 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Fgf8 mouse models; 2 with human FGF8 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    2 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    170 phenotypes from 16 alleles in 23 genetic backgrounds
    72 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    1 images
    168 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for targeted mutations exhibit cardiovascular defects (including abnormal left-right axis determination), impaired limb, thymic, and craniofacial development, and prenatal or early postnatal lethality.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    137
  • GO References
    44
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    3396
  • Tissues
    685
  • cDNA Data
    63
  • Literature Summary
    1135
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000025219 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6118 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000026241 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1168 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000026241 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 268 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 297
      Genomic 6
      cDNA 78
      Primer pair 38
      Other 175

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-1237, MGD-MRK-16389
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 1298
      Developmental Gene Expression 1135
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 44
      Phenotypes 168
    • Earliest
      J:2935 Tanaka A, et al., Cloning and characterization of an androgen-induced growth factor essential for the androgen-dependent growth of mouse mammary carcinoma cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1992 Oct 1;89(19):8928-32
    • Latest
      J:357898 Feng X, et al., Core planar cell polarity genes VANGL1 and VANGL2 in predisposition to congenital vertebral malformations. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Apr 30;121(18):e2310283121
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    12/17/2024
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