NCIt definition : Human FGF5 wild-type allele is located within 4q21 and is approximately 24 kb in length.
This allele, which encodes fibroblast growth factor 5 protein, is involved in cellular
growth and proliferation. Aberrant allelic activity was capable of oncogenic transforming
activity when transfected into mammalian cells.;
NCIt note : Expressed in neonatal brain, human Fibroblast Growth Factor 5 Gene (FGF family) at
4q21 has a three-exon structure typical for this family. Two isoforms are produced
by alternative splicing. This gene is an oncogene, and targeted disruption of the
homolog of this gene in mouse resulted in the phenotype of abnormally long hair, which
suggested a function as an inhibitor of hair elongation. Alternatively spliced transcript
variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.;