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FGF17

Developmental stage

Detected in embryos at E14.5, but not at E10.5 and E19.5. Preferentially expressed in the neuroepithelia of the isthmus and septum of the embryonic brain at E14.5.

Function

Plays an important role in the regulation of embryonic development and as signaling molecule in the induction and patterning of the embryonic brain. Required for normal brain development.

Involvement in disease

Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 20 with or without anosmia

HH20

A disorder characterized by absent or incomplete sexual maturation by the age of 18 years, in conjunction with low levels of circulating gonadotropins and testosterone and no other abnormalities of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. In some cases, it is associated with non-reproductive phenotypes, such as anosmia, cleft palate, and sensorineural hearing loss. Anosmia or hyposmia is related to the absence or hypoplasia of the olfactory bulbs and tracts. Hypogonadism is due to deficiency in gonadotropin-releasing hormone and probably results from a failure of embryonic migration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-synthesizing neurons. In the presence of anosmia, idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is referred to as Kallmann syndrome, whereas in the presence of a normal sense of smell, it has been termed normosmic idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (nIHH).

None

The disease is caused by variants affecting distinct genetic loci, including the gene represented in this entry. Some patients carrying mutations in FGF17 also have a mutation in another HH-associated gene including FGFR1, HS6ST1 and FLRT3 (PubMed:23643382).

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the heparin-binding growth factors family.

Tissue specificity

Preferentially expressed in the embryonic brain.

Cellular localization

  • Secreted

Alternative names

  • Fibroblast growth factor 17
  • FGF-17
  • FGF17
  • UNQ161/PRO187

Target type

Proteins

Primary research area

Neuroscience

Molecular weight

24891Da

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