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Fgf20 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Fgf20
  • Name
    fibroblast growth factor 20
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:40732206-40740060 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 23.89 cM, cytoband B1.2
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    230 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1891346
 protein coding gene Chr8:40732206-40761372 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200007530
 protein coding gene Chr8:35808789-35816559 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195005621
 protein coding gene Chr8:36283693-36291465 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220005689
 protein coding gene Chr8:36091306-36099070 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180003112
 protein coding gene Chr8:35828499-35836267 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175014524
 protein coding gene Chr8:36003277-36011045 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215007031
 protein coding gene Chr8:35804374-35812160 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0030991
 protein coding gene Chr8:34216689-34246543 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005005368
 protein coding gene Chr8:35936358-35944007 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210012658
 protein coding gene Chr8:35846701-35854471 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185005487
 protein coding gene Chr8:41747206-41754974 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205002224
 protein coding gene Chr8:35010642-35018418 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000008545
 protein coding gene Chr8:43465121-43472906 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230009000
 protein coding gene Chr8:45397015-45404781 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190015129
 protein coding gene Chr8:35864441-35872207 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225014322
 protein coding gene Chr8:49037539-49045260 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010012460
 protein coding gene Chr8:35704256-35712029 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010004330
 protein coding gene Chr8:36565887-36573557 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005005065
 protein coding gene Chr8:36714445-36722192 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FGF20, fibroblast growth factor 20
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FGF20, fibroblast growth factor 20
  • Synonyms
    FGF-20, RHDA2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 26281
    UniProt: Q9NP95

  • Chr Location
    8p22; chr8:16992181-17002345 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human FGF20 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    52 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    3 images
    37 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit imapired coclear lateral compartment differentiation and deafness without loss of vestibular function.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    27
  • GO References
    11
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    883
  • Tissues
    238
  • cDNA Data
    11
  • Literature Summary
    50
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 80857 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 7855 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_030610 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1543 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9ESL9 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 211 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 24
      cDNA 12
      Primer pair 7
      Other 5

      Microarray probesets 2
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 101
      Developmental Gene Expression 50
      Gene Ontology 11
      Phenotypes 37
    • Earliest
      J:76230 Hajihosseini MK, et al., Expression patterns of fibroblast growth factors-18 and -20 in mouse embryos is suggestive of novel roles in calvarial and limb development. Mech Dev. 2002 Apr;113(1):79-83
    • Latest
      J:379337 Fons JM, et al., Analysis of Eya1 and Tbx1 mutants highlights interactions between the muscle and developing cartilage during external ear formation. Development. 2026 Feb 1;153(3):dev204784
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