NameFibroblast growth factor 1
Synonyms
  • Acidic fibroblast growth factor
  • aFGF
  • ECGF
  • Endothelial cell growth factor
  • FGF-1
  • FGFA
  • HBGF-1
  • Heparin-binding growth factor 1
Gene NameFGF1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001374|Fibroblast growth factor 1
MAEGEITTFTALTEKFNLPPGNYKKPKLLYCSNGGHFLRILPDGTVDGTRDRSDQHIQLQ
LSAESVGEVYIKSTETGQYLAMDTDGLLYGSQTPNEECLFLERLEENHYNTYISKKHAEK
NWFVGLKKNGSCKRGPRTHYGQKAILFLPLPVSSD
Number of residues155
Molecular Weight17459.58
Theoretical pI7.04
GO Classification
Functions
  • fibroblast growth factor receptor binding
  • heparin binding
  • growth factor activity
  • S100 protein binding
Processes
  • positive regulation of cell proliferation
  • positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction
  • angiogenesis
  • axon guidance
  • organ induction
  • positive regulation of MAP kinase activity
  • epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation
  • innate immune response
  • branch elongation involved in ureteric bud branching
  • anatomical structure morphogenesis
  • Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway
  • mesonephric epithelium development
  • phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
  • positive regulation of cell migration
  • positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
  • lung development
  • positive regulation of angiogenesis
  • activation of MAPKK activity
  • fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of cell division
  • insulin receptor signaling pathway
  • MAPK cascade
  • signal transduction
  • regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor
  • neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • Ras protein signal transduction
  • positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process
  • vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • small GTPase mediated signal transduction
  • cellular response to heat
  • multicellular organismal development
Components
  • nucleoplasm
  • extracellular region
  • proteinaceous extracellular matrix
  • cell cortex
  • extracellular space
  • cytosol
General FunctionS100 protein binding
Specific FunctionPlays an important role in the regulation of cell survival, cell division, angiogenesis, cell differentiation and cell migration. Functions as potent mitogen in vitro.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID181942
UniProtKB IDP05230
UniProtKB Entry NameFGF1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021840|Fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF1)
ATGGCTGAAGGGGAAATCACCACCTTCACAGCCCTGACCGAGAAGTTTAATCTGCCTCCA
GGGAATTACAAGAAGCCCAAACTCCTCTACTGTAGCAACGGGGGCCACTTCCTGAGGATC
CTTCCGGATGGCACAGTGGATGGGACAAGGGACAGGAGCGACCAGCACATTCAGCTGCAG
CTCAGTGCGGAAAGCGTGGGGGAGGTGTATATAAAGAGTACCGAGACTGGCCAGTACTTG
GCCATGGACACCGACGGGCTTTTATACGGCTCACAGACACCAAATGAGGAATGTTTGTTC
CTGGAAAGGCTGGAGGAGAACCATTACAACACCTATATATCCAAGAAGCATGCAGAGAAG
AATTGGTTTGTTGGCCTCAAGAAGAATGGGAGCTGCAAACGCGGTCCTCGGACTCACTAT
GGCCAGAAAGCAATCTTGTTTCTCCCCCTGCCAGTCTCTTCTGATTAA
GenBank Gene IDM13361
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDFGF1
HGNC IDHGNC:3665
Chromosome Location5
Locus5q31
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