This entry represents the SH3 domain of PI3K (phosphoinositide-3-kinase) subunit alpha (also known as subunit p85-alpha). Class I PI3Ks convert PtdIns(4,5)P2 to the critical second messenger PtdIns(3,4,5)P3. Class IA PI3Ks consist of a p110 catalytic subunit bound to one of five regulatory subunits, generated by alternative splicing of three different genes: p85alpha, p85beta, and p55gamma [, ]. The p85 subunits contain the SH3, RhoGAP, and SH2 domains. They recruit the p110 subunit to the membrane, where p110 phosphorylates inositol lipids []. Vertebrates contain two p85 isoforms, alpha and beta. In addition to regulating the p110 subunit, p85alpha interacts with activated FGFR3 [].
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) [, ]are a family of multifunctional proteins, often referred to as 'promiscuous growth factors' due to their diverse actions on multiple cell types [, ]. FGFs are mitogens, which stimulate growth or differentiation of cells of mesodermal or neuroectodermal origin. The function of FGFs in developmental processes include mesoderm induction, anterior-posterior patterning, limb development, and neural induction and development. In mature tissues, they are involved in diverse processes including keratinocyte organisation and wound healing [, , , , , ]. FGF involvement is critical during normal development of both vertebrates and invertebrates, and irregularities in their function leads to a range of developmental defects [, , , ]. Fibroblast growth factors are heparin-binding proteins and interactions with cell-surface-associated heparan sulfate proteoglycans have been shown to be essential for FGF signal transduction. FGFs have internal pseudo-threefold symmetry (β-trefoil topology) []. There are currently over 20 different FGF family members that have been identified in mammals, all of which are structurally related signaling molecules [, ]. They exert their effects through four distinct membrane fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs), FGFR1 to FGFR4 [], which belong to the tyrosine kinase superfamily. Upon binding to FGF, the receptors dimerize and their intracellular tyrosine kinase domains become active [].This entry represents fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9), also known as glia-activating factor and heparin-binding growth factor 9. This protein plays an important role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation, cell differentiation and cell migration. It is involved in cyclic proliferation of uterine endometrial stroma []and can act as both a paracrine mitogen for epithelial cells and an autocrine mitogen for stromal cells []. FGF9 has also been shown to play a vital role in male development, as it is needed to carry out important masculinising developmental functions, such testicular embryogenesis [, ]. FGF9 Interacts with FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3 and FGFR4, but has highest affinity for FGFR3 [, ].
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) [, ]are a family of multifunctional proteins, often referred to as 'promiscuous growth factors' due to their diverse actions on multiple cell types [, ]. FGFs are mitogens, which stimulate growth or differentiation of cells of mesodermal or neuroectodermal origin. The function of FGFs in developmental processes include mesoderm induction, anterior-posterior patterning, limb development, and neural induction and development. In mature tissues, they are involved in diverse processes including keratinocyte organisation and wound healing [, , , , , ]. FGF involvement is critical during normal development of both vertebrates and invertebrates, and irregularities in their function leads to a range of developmental defects [, , , ]. Fibroblast growth factors are heparin-binding proteins and interactions with cell-surface-associated heparan sulfate proteoglycans have been shown to be essential for FGF signal transduction. FGFs have internal pseudo-threefold symmetry (β-trefoil topology) []. There are currently over 20 different FGF family members that have been identified in mammals, all of which are structurally related signaling molecules [, ]. They exert their effects through four distinct membrane fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs), FGFR1 to FGFR4 [], which belong to the tyrosine kinase superfamily. Upon binding to FGF, the receptors dimerize and their intracellular tyrosine kinase domains become active [].This entry represents fibroblast growth factor 8 (FGF8), also known as androgen-induced growth factor. It plays an important role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation, cell differentiation and cell migration. FGF8 is also required for normal brain, eye, ear and limb development during embryogenesis, and is required for normal development of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronal system [, , , , ]. Fibroblast growth factor 8 also supports androgen and anchorage independent growth of mammary tumor cells []. FGF8 has an affinity for the all the growth factor receptors, but has the highest affinity with FGFR3 and FGFR4 [, ].This entry also includes the orthologous Fibroblast growth factor 8b from zebrafish.
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) [, ]are a family of multifunctional proteins, often referred to as 'promiscuous growth factors' due to their diverse actions on multiple cell types [, ]. FGFs are mitogens, which stimulate growth or differentiation of cells of mesodermal or neuroectodermal origin. The function of FGFs in developmental processes include mesoderm induction, anterior-posterior patterning, limb development, and neural induction and development. In mature tissues, they are involved in diverse processes including keratinocyte organisation and wound healing [, , , , , ]. FGF involvement is critical during normal development of both vertebrates and invertebrates, and irregularities in their function leads to a range of developmental defects [, , , ]. Fibroblast growth factors are heparin-binding proteins and interactions with cell-surface-associated heparan sulfate proteoglycans have been shown to be essential for FGF signal transduction. FGFs have internal pseudo-threefold symmetry (β-trefoil topology) []. There are currently over 20 different FGF family members that have been identified in mammals, all of which are structurally related signaling molecules [, ]. They exert their effects through four distinct membrane fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs), FGFR1 to FGFR4 [], which belong to the tyrosine kinase superfamily. Upon binding to FGF, the receptors dimerize and their intracellular tyrosine kinase domains become active [].This entry represents fibroblast growth factor 3 (FGF3), also known as heparin-binding growth factor 3 and INT-2 proto-oncogene protein. The protein plays an important role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation and differentiation, and is required for normal ear development [, ]. FGF3 has a high affinity for FGFR3 and FGFR2, but a low affinity for FGFR1 [].
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) [, ]are a family of multifunctional proteins, often referred to as 'promiscuousgrowth factors' due to their diverse actions on multiple cell types [, ]. FGFs are mitogens, which stimulate growth or differentiation of cells of mesodermal or neuroectodermal origin. The function of FGFs in developmental processes include mesoderm induction, anterior-posterior patterning, limb development, and neural induction and development. In mature tissues, they are involved in diverse processes including keratinocyte organisation and wound healing [, , , , , ]. FGF involvement is critical during normal development of both vertebrates and invertebrates, and irregularities in their function leads to a range of developmental defects [, , , ]. Fibroblast growth factors are heparin-binding proteins and interactions with cell-surface-associated heparan sulfate proteoglycans have been shown to be essential for FGF signal transduction. FGFs have internal pseudo-threefold symmetry (β-trefoil topology) []. There are currently over 20 different FGF family members that have been identified in mammals, all of which are structurally related signaling molecules [, ]. They exert their effects through four distinct membrane fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs), FGFR1 to FGFR4 [], which belong to the tyrosine kinase superfamily. Upon binding to FGF, the receptors dimerize and their intracellular tyrosine kinase domains become active [].This entry represents fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), also known as heparin-binding growth factor 2 and basic fibroblast growth factor. The protein plays an important role in the regulation of cell survival, cell division, angiogenesis, cell differentiation and cell migration and is a potent mitogen in vitro [, ]. FGF2 has a high affinity for FGFR1, FGFR2 and FGFR4, but a very low affinity with FGFR3 [, , , ]. FGF2 has also been shown to interact with casein kinase II subunit alpha []and some ribosomal proteins [, ].
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) [, ]are a family of multifunctional proteins, often referred to as 'promiscuous growth factors' due to their diverse actions on multiple cell types [, ]. FGFs are mitogens, which stimulate growth or differentiation of cells of mesodermal or neuroectodermal origin. The function of FGFs in developmental processes include mesoderm induction, anterior-posterior patterning, limb development, and neural induction and development. In mature tissues, they are involved in diverse processes including keratinocyte organisation and wound healing [, , , , , ]. FGF involvement is critical during normal development of both vertebrates and invertebrates, and irregularities in their function leads to a range of developmental defects [, , , ]. Fibroblast growth factors are heparin-binding proteins and interactions with cell-surface-associated heparan sulfate proteoglycans have been shown to be essential for FGF signal transduction. FGFs have internal pseudo-threefold symmetry (β-trefoil topology) []. There are currently over 20 different FGF family members that have been identified in mammals, all of which are structurally related signaling molecules [, ]. They exert their effects through four distinct membrane fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs), FGFR1 to FGFR4 [], which belong to the tyrosine kinase superfamily. Upon binding to FGF, the receptors dimerize and their intracellular tyrosine kinase domains become active [].The FGFRs consist of an extracellular ligand-binding domain composed of three immunoglobulin-like domains (D1-D3), a single transmembrane helix domain, and an intracellular domain with tyrosine kinase activity []. The three immunoglobin(Ig)-like domains, D1, D2, and D3, present a stretch of acidic amino acids (known as the acid box) between D1 and D2. This acid box can participate in the regulation of FGF binding to the FGFR. Immunoglobulin-like domains D2 and D3 are sufficient for FGF binding. FGFR family members differ from one another in their ligandaffinities and tissue distribution [, ]. Most FGFs can bind to several different FGFR subtypes. Indeed, FGF1 is sometimes referred to as the universal ligand, as it is capable of activating all of the different FGFRs []. However, there are some exceptions. For example, FGF7 only interacts with FGFR2 []and FGF18 was recently shown to only activate FGFR3 []. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) binds both acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors and is involved in limb induction []. FGFR1 has been shown to be associated with Pfeiffer syndrome [], and cleft lip and/or palate [, ]. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 has been shown to interact with growth factor receptor-bound protein 14 (GRB14) [], Src homology 2 domain containing adaptor protein B (SHB) [], fibroblast growth factor receptor substrate 2 (FRS2)[]and fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF1) [, ].This entry represents the catalytic domain of FGFR1.
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) [, ]are a family of multifunctional proteins, often referred to as 'promiscuous growth factors' due to their diverse actions on multiple cell types [, ]. FGFs are mitogens, which stimulate growth or differentiation of cells of mesodermal or neuroectodermal origin. The function of FGFs in developmental processes include mesoderm induction, anterior-posterior patterning, limb development, and neural induction and development. In mature tissues, they are involved in diverse processes including keratinocyte organisation and wound healing [, , , , , ]. FGF involvement is critical during normal development of both vertebrates and invertebrates, and irregularities in their function leads to a range of developmental defects [, , , ]. Fibroblast growth factors are heparin-binding proteins and interactions with cell-surface-associated heparan sulfate proteoglycans have been shown to be essential for FGF signal transduction. FGFs have internal pseudo-threefold symmetry (β-trefoil topology) []. There are currently over 20 different FGF family members that have been identified in mammals, all of which are structurally related signaling molecules [, ]. They exert their effects through four distinct membrane fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs), FGFR1 to FGFR4 [], which belong to the tyrosine kinase superfamily. Upon binding to FGF, the receptors dimerize and their intracellular tyrosine kinase domains become active [].The FGFRs consist of an extracellular ligand-binding domain composed of three immunoglobulin-like domains (D1-D3), a single transmembrane helix domain, and an intracellular domain with tyrosine kinase activity []. The three immunoglobin(Ig)-like domains, D1, D2, and D3, present a stretch of acidic amino acids (known as the acid box) between D1 and D2. This acid box can participate in the regulation of FGF binding to the FGFR. Immunoglobulin-like domains D2 and D3 are sufficient for FGF binding. FGFR family members differ from one another in their ligand affinities and tissue distribution [, ]. Most FGFs can bind to several different FGFR subtypes. Indeed, FGF1 is sometimes referred to as the universal ligand, as it is capable of activating all of the different FGFRs []. However, there are some exceptions. For example, FGF7 only interacts with FGFR2 []and FGF18 was recently shown to only activate FGFR3 []. This entry represents the fibroblast growth factor receptor family.
