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spinqualitylabelsall models Rat fibroblast growth factor 1 complex with heparan sulfate (PDB code 2uus) Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image Contents 1 Function 2 Relevance 3 Structural insights Function Fibroblast growth factors (FGF) are involved in angiogenesis, wound-healing and embryonic development. FGF is heparin-binding protein. FGF require heparan sulfate (HS) to activate the four FGF cell-surface receptors (FGFR). In vertebrates there are 23 members in the FGF family[1]. FGF1 is called acidic FGF. FGF2 is called basic FGF. FGF7 is called keratinocyte growth factor which is present in the eiptheliazation-phase of wound healing when keratinocytes are covering the wound. Relevance FGF signaling is important in the pathogenesis of a variety of tumor types[2], angiogenesis[3] and wound healing[4]. Structural insights [5].

3D structures of fibroblast growth factor

Updated on 24-May-2018

References

1. ↑ Ornitz DM, Itoh N. Fibroblast growth factors. Genome Biol. 2001;2(3):REVIEWS3005. Epub 2001 Mar 9. PMID:11276432
2. ↑ Turner N, Grose R. Fibroblast growth factor signalling: from development to cancer. Nat Rev Cancer. 2010 Feb;10(2):116-29. doi: 10.1038/nrc2780. PMID:20094046 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrc2780
3. ↑ Friesel RE, Maciag T. Molecular mechanisms of angiogenesis: fibroblast growth factor signal transduction. FASEB J. 1995 Jul;9(10):919-25. PMID:7542215
4. ↑ Molloy T, Wang Y, Murrell G. The roles of growth factors in tendon and ligament healing. Sports Med. 2003;33(5):381-94. PMID:12696985
5. ↑ Kulahin N, Kiselyov V, Kochoyan A, Kristensen O, Kastrup JS, Berezin V, Bock E, Gajhede M. Dimerization effect of sucrose octasulfate on rat FGF1. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2008 Jun 1;64(Pt, 6):448-52. Epub 2008 May 16. PMID:18540049 doi:10.1107/S174430910801066X