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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2

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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) also known as CD332 (cluster of differentiation 332) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGFR2 gene residing on chromosome 10. [1]

55 relations: Acrocephalosyndactylia, Allosteric regulation, Antley–Bixler syndrome, Apert syndrome, Basic fibroblast growth factor, Breast cancer, Camptodactyly, Cellular differentiation, Chromosome 10, Cleft lip and cleft palate, Cluster of differentiation, Craniofacial, Craniosynostosis, Cytoplasm, Dimer (chemistry), Ectoderm, Endometrial cancer, Endothelium, FGF1, FGF10, FGF17, FGF18, FGF22, FGF3, FGF4, FGF6, FGF7, FGF8, FGF9, Fibroblast growth factor, Fibroblast growth factor receptor, Gene, Hydrophone, Immunoglobulin domain, Intron, Jackson–Weiss syndrome, Keratinocyte, Ligand, Melanoma, Mesenchyme, Mitogen, Monoclonal antibody, Osteoblast, Pfeiffer syndrome, Phosphorylation, Protein, Protein isoform, Protein–protein interaction, Receptor (biochemistry), Single-nucleotide polymorphism, ..., Stomach cancer, Synostosis, Toxicity, Trapezoid bone, Tyrosine kinase. Expand index (5 more) »

Acrocephalosyndactylia

Acrocephalosyndactylia (or acrocephalosyndactyly) is the common presentation of craniosynostosis and syndactyly.

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Allosteric regulation

In biochemistry, allosteric regulation (or allosteric control) is the regulation of an enzyme by binding an effector molecule at a site other than the enzyme's active site.

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Antley–Bixler syndrome

Antley–Bixler syndrome, also called trapezoidocephaly-synostosis syndrome, is a rare, very severe autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by malformations and deformities affecting the majority of the skeleton and other areas of the body.

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Apert syndrome

Apert syndrome is a form of acrocephalosyndactyly, a congenital disorder characterized by malformations of the skull, face, hands and feet.

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Basic fibroblast growth factor

FGF2, also known as basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and FGF-β, is a growth factor and signaling protein encoded by the FGF2 gene.

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Breast cancer

Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue.

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Camptodactyly

Camptodactyly is a medical condition that causes one or more fingers to be permanently bent.

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Cellular differentiation

In developmental biology, cellular differentiation is the process where a cell changes from one cell type to another.

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Chromosome 10

Chromosome 10 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans.

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Cleft lip and cleft palate

Cleft lip and cleft palate, also known as orofacial cleft, is a group of conditions that includes cleft lip (CL), cleft palate (CP), and both together (CLP).

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Cluster of differentiation

The cluster of differentiation (also known as cluster of designation or classification determinant and often abbreviated as CD) is a protocol used for the identification and investigation of cell surface molecules providing targets for immunophenotyping of cells.

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Craniofacial

Craniofacial (cranio- combining form meaning head or skull + -facial combining form referring to the facial structures grossly) is an adjective referring to the parts of the head enclosing the brain and the face.

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Craniosynostosis

Craniosynostosis (from cranio, cranium; + syn, together; + ostosis relating to bone) is a condition in which one or more of the fibrous sutures in an infant (very young) skull prematurely fuses by turning into bone (ossification), thereby changing the growth pattern of the skull.

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Cytoplasm

In cell biology, the cytoplasm is the material within a living cell, excluding the cell nucleus.

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Dimer (chemistry)

A dimer (di-, "two" + -mer, "parts") is an oligomer consisting of two monomers joined by bonds that can be either strong or weak, covalent or intermolecular.

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Ectoderm

Ectoderm is one of the three primary germ layers in the very early embryo.

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Endometrial cancer

Endometrial cancer is a cancer that arises from the endometrium (the lining of the uterus or womb).

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Endothelium

Endothelium refers to cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, forming an interface between circulating blood or lymph in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall.

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FGF1

FGF1, also known as acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF), is a growth factor and signaling protein encoded by the FGF1 gene.

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FGF10

Fibroblast growth factor 10 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF10 gene.

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FGF17

Fibroblast growth factor 17 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF17 gene.

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FGF18

Fibroblast growth factor 18 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF18 gene.

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FGF22

Fibroblast growth factor 22 is a protein which in humans is encoded by the FGF22 gene.

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FGF3

INT-2 proto-oncogene protein also known as FGF-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF3 gene.

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FGF4

Fibroblast growth factor 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF4 gene.

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FGF6

Fibroblast growth factor 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF6 gene.

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FGF7

Keratinocyte growth factor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF7 gene.

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FGF8

Fibroblast growth factor 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF8 gene.

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FGF9

Glia-activating factor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF9 gene.

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Fibroblast growth factor

The fibroblast growth factors are a family of cell signalling proteins that are involved in a wide variety of processes, most notably as crucial elements for normal development.

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Fibroblast growth factor receptor

The fibroblast growth factor receptors are, as their name implies, receptors that bind to members of the fibroblast growth factor family of proteins.

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Gene

In biology, a gene is a sequence of DNA or RNA that codes for a molecule that has a function.

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Hydrophone

A hydrophone (Ancient Greek ὕδωρ.

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Immunoglobulin domain

The immunoglobulin domain is a type of protein domain that consists of a 2-layer sandwich of 7-9 antiparallel β-strands arranged in two β-sheets with a Greek key topology, consisting of about 125 amino acids.

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Intron

An intron is any nucleotide sequence within a gene that is removed by RNA splicing during maturation of the final RNA product.

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Jackson–Weiss syndrome

Jackson–Weiss syndrome (JWS) is a genetic disorder characterized by foot abnormalities and the premature fusion of certain bones of the skull (craniosynostosis), which prevents further growth of the skull and affects the shape of the head and face.

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Keratinocyte

A keratinocyte is the predominant cell type in the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin, constituting 90% of the cells found there.

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Ligand

In coordination chemistry, a ligand is an ion or molecule (functional group) that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex.

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Melanoma

Melanoma, also known as malignant melanoma, is a type of cancer that develops from the pigment-containing cells known as melanocytes.

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Mesenchyme

Mesenchyme, in vertebrate embryology, is a type of connective tissue found mostly during the development of the embryo.

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Mitogen

A mitogen is a chemical substance that encourages a cell to commence cell division, triggering mitosis.

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Monoclonal antibody

Monoclonal antibodies (mAb or moAb) are antibodies that are made by identical immune cells that are all clones of a unique parent cell.

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Osteoblast

Osteoblasts (from the Greek combining forms for "bone", ὀστέο-, osteo- and βλαστάνω, blastanō "germinate") are cells with a single nucleus that synthesize bone.

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Pfeiffer syndrome

Pfeiffer syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder characterized by the premature fusion of certain bones of the skull which affects the shape of the head and face.

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Phosphorylation

In chemistry, phosphorylation of a molecule is the attachment of a phosphoryl group.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

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Protein isoform

A protein isoform, or "protein variant" is a member of a set of highly similar proteins that originate from a single gene or gene family and are the result of genetic differences.

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Protein–protein interaction

Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) are the physical contacts of high specificity established between two or more protein molecules as a result of biochemical events steered by electrostatic forces including the hydrophobic effect.

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Receptor (biochemistry)

In biochemistry and pharmacology, a receptor is a protein molecule that receives chemical signals from outside a cell.

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Single-nucleotide polymorphism

A single-nucleotide polymorphism, often abbreviated to SNP (plural), is a variation in a single nucleotide that occurs at a specific position in the genome, where each variation is present to some appreciable degree within a population (e.g. > 1%).

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Stomach cancer

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is cancer developing from the lining of the stomach.

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Synostosis

Synostosis (plural: synostoses) is fusion of two bones.

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Toxicity

Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism.

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Trapezoid bone

The trapezoid bone (lesser multangular bone) is a carpal bone in tetrapods, including humans.

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Tyrosine kinase

A tyrosine kinase is an enzyme that can transfer a phosphate group from ATP to a protein in a cell.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibroblast_growth_factor_receptor_2

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