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Identification of a novel FGF, FGF-21, preferentially expressed in the liver

Nishimura, Tetsuya, Nakatake, Yuhki, Konishi, Morichika, Itoh, Nobuyuki·2000·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression

Abstract

We isolated cDNA encoding a novel FGF (210 amino acids) from mouse embryos. As this is the 21st documented FGF, we tentatively term it FGF-21. FGF-21 has a hydrophobic amino terminus ( approximately 30 amino acids), which is a typical signal sequence, and appears to be a secreted protein. The expression of FGF-21 mRNA in mouse adult tissues was examined by Northern blotting analysis. FGF-21 mRNA was most abundantly expressed in the liver, and also expressed in the thymus at lower levels. We also isolated human cDNA encoding FGF-21 (209 amino acids). Human FGF-21 is highly identical ( approximately 75% amino acid identity) to mouse FGF-21. Among human FGF family members, FGF-21 is most similar ( approximately 35% amino acid identity) to FGF-19.

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  • FGF21 is an endocrine hormone produced and secreted predominantly by the liver, unlike traditional FGFs.

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Authors
Nishimura, T., Nakatake, Y., Konishi, M., & Itoh, N.
Affiliations
Kyoto University (JP)
Corresponding author
Itoh, Nobuyuki
Venue
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2000-06
Volume
1492
Issue
1
Pages
203-206
ISSN
0167-4781 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1989584881
Cited by
847
References
21
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fibroblast Growth Factor Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver physiology and pathology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research
Keywords
FGF21, fibroblast growth factor, liver-specific gene expression, thymus, signal peptide, secreted proteins, cDNA cloning, mouse embryo, FGF19, amino acid sequence identity, tissue distribution
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Embryo, Mammalian, Fibroblast Growth Factors, Humans, Liver, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, DNA, Complementary, Mice

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