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Fgfr3 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Fgfr3
  • Name
    fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
  • Synonyms
    Fgfr-3, HBGFR, sam3
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95524
    NCBI Gene: 14184
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
  • Regulated by
    Rr695599 (1 regulatory region)
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:33879068-33894412 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 17.83 cM, cytoband B
  • Mapping Data
    13 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    276 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    2
  • RFLP
    2
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95524
 protein coding gene Chr5:33879018-33894412 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200014123
 protein coding gene Chr5:29348284-29363048 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195045128
 protein coding gene Chr5:28825978-28840740 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220008247
 protein coding gene Chr5:28846411-28861175 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180032805
 protein coding gene Chr5:28628928-28643692 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175047475
 protein coding gene Chr5:30608537-30623293 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215030794
 protein coding gene Chr5:29345439-29360201 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027120
 protein coding gene Chr5:28676137-28691645 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005022394
 protein coding gene Chr5:28831860-28846651 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210047311
 protein coding gene Chr5:29576236-29590998 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185016614
 protein coding gene Chr5:31440715-31455471 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205017104
 protein coding gene Chr5:28331479-28346241 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000043682
 protein coding gene Chr5:36049248-36064015 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230045869
 protein coding gene Chr5:36051962-36066724 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190014623
 protein coding gene Chr5:28605427-28620189 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225016469
 protein coding gene Chr5:41258185-41272947 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010043036
 protein coding gene Chr5:28744538-28759289 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010039805
 protein coding gene Chr5:29919117-29934460 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005017526
 protein coding gene Chr5:31535544-31550300 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FGFR3, fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FGFR3, fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
  • Synonyms
    ACH, CD333, CEK2, HSFGFR3EX, JTK4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2261
    UniProt: P22607

  • Chr Location
    4p16.3; chr4:1793286-1808873 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    6 with Fgfr3 mouse models; 17 with human FGFR3 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    15 with disease annotations
  • References
    18 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    229 phenotypes from 25 alleles in 24 genetic backgrounds
    71 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    14 images
    165 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.
Mutant alleles generally cause skeletal deformities, with some causing decreased body size, premature death, or hearing loss due to developmental defects of the ear.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    154
  • GO References
    36
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
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  • Assay Results
    1288
  • Tissues
    414
  • cDNA Data
    35
  • Literature Summary
    234
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 14184 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 15345 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001359036 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4248 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q61851 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 801 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 108
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 39
      Primer pair 35
      Other 30
      Antibodies 8

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-9778, MGD-MRK-9783
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 516
      Developmental Gene Expression 234
      Diseases 18
      Gene Ontology 36
      Phenotypes 165
    • Earliest
      J:5021 Batchelor AL, et al., A comparison of the mutagenic effectiveness of chronic neutron- and gamma-irradiation of mouse spermatogonia. Mutat Res. 1966 Jun;3(3):218-29
    • Latest
      J:390604 Horike N, et al., Excess FGFR3 signaling in achondroplasia disrupts turnover of resting zone chondrocytes via CREB signaling. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 26;17(1)
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    09/01/2026
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