FGF2
fibroblast growth factor 2 | FGFB

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family. FGF family members bind heparin and possess broad mitogenic and angiogenic activities. This protein has been implicated in diverse biological processes, such as limb and nervous system development, wound healing, and tumor growth. The mRNA for this gene contains multiple polyadenylation sites, and is alternatively translated from non-AUG (CUG) and AUG initiation codons, resulting in five different isoforms with distinct properties. The CUG-initiated isoforms are localized in the nucleus and are responsible for the intracrine effect, whereas, the AUG-initiated form is mostly cytosolic and is responsible for the paracrine and autocrine effects of this FGF. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Developmental clusters: GC4
Biological processes 110 terms
Ras protein signal transduction (GO:0007265)angiogenesis involved in coronary vascular morphogenesis (GO:0060978)animal organ morphogenesis (GO:0009887)behavioral response to ethanol (GO:0048149)branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis (GO:0001658)branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis (GO:0001658)cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis (GO:0002042)cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis (GO:0002042)cellular response to mechanical stimulus (GO:0071260)chemoattractant activity (GO:0042056)chemokine binding (GO:0019956)chemotaxis (GO:0006935)chondroblast differentiation (GO:0060591)chromatin organization (GO:0006325)cytokine activity (GO:0005125)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)embryo development ending in birth or egg hatching (GO:0009792)embryonic morphogenesis (GO:0048598)extracellular region (GO:0005576)extracellular region (GO:0005576)extracellular region (GO:0005576)extracellular region (GO:0005576)fibroblast growth factor receptor binding (GO:0005104)fibroblast growth factor receptor binding (GO:0005104)fibroblast growth factor receptor binding (GO:0005104)fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway (GO:0008543)fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway (GO:0008543)fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway (GO:0008543)fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway (GO:0008543)fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway (GO:0008543)fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway (GO:0008543)growth factor activity (GO:0008083)growth factor activity (GO:0008083)growth factor activity (GO:0008083)growth factor dependent regulation of skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation (GO:0014843)histone H3K9me2/3 reader activity (GO:0062072)hyaluronan catabolic process (GO:0030214)identical protein binding (GO:0042802)integrin binding (GO:0005178)negative regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration (GO:0043537)negative regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway (GO:0040037)negative regulation of fibroblast migration (GO:0010764)negative regulation of gene expression (GO:0010629)negative regulation of oxidative stress-induced neuron intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway (GO:1903377)negative regulation of wound healing (GO:0061045)nervous system development (GO:0007399)neurogenesis (GO:0022008)nuclear body (GO:0016604)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)paracrine signaling (GO:0038001)paracrine signaling (GO:0038001)positive chemotaxis (GO:0050918)positive regulation of DNA biosynthetic process (GO:2000573)positive regulation of DNA biosynthetic process (GO:2000573)positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade (GO:0070374)positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade (GO:0070374)positive regulation of MAP kinase activity (GO:0043406)positive regulation of MAPK cascade (GO:0043410)positive regulation of MAPK cascade (GO:0043410)positive regulation of angiogenesis (GO:0045766)positive regulation of angiogenesis (GO:0045766)positive regulation of blood vessel branching (GO:1905555)positive regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration (GO:0043536)positive regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration (GO:0043536)positive regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation (GO:0060045)positive regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation (GO:0060045)positive regulation of cell fate specification (GO:0042660)positive regulation of cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis (GO:0090050)positive regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008284)positive regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008284)positive regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008284)positive regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008284)positive regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008284)positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis (GO:2001028)positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor (GO:2000546)positive regulation of endothelial cell migration (GO:0010595)positive regulation of endothelial cell proliferation (GO:0001938)positive regulation of endothelial cell proliferation (GO:0001938)positive regulation of epithelial tube formation (GO:1905278)positive regulation of lens fiber cell differentiation (GO:1902748)positive regulation of miRNA transcription (GO:1902895)positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction (GO:0051897)positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction (GO:0051897)positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation (GO:0048661)positive regulation of sprouting angiogenesis (GO:1903672)positive regulation of sprouting angiogenesis (GO:1903672)positive regulation of sprouting angiogenesis (GO:1903672)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell proliferation (GO:1904707)positive regulation of vascular endothelial cell proliferation (GO:1905564)protein binding (GO:0005515)receptor-receptor interaction (GO:0090722)regulation of angiogenesis (GO:0045765)regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell proliferation involved in sprouting angiogenesis (GO:1903587)regulation of cell migration (GO:0030334)regulation of cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis (GO:0090049)regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor (GO:2000544)regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor (GO:2000544)regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor (GO:2000544)regulation of morphogenesis of an epithelium (GO:1905330)release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol (GO:0051209)response to ethanol (GO:0045471)response to wortmannin (GO:1904567)signal transduction (GO:0007165)stem cell development (GO:0048864)stem cell proliferation (GO:0072089)wound healing (GO:0042060)wound healing (GO:0042060)
Expression (TPM)
FGF2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating FGF2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for FGF2. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = FGF2 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to FGF2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of FGF2, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr4:122,732,094–122,733,664 94.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 777
chr4:122,783,129–122,784,597 43.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 393
chr4:122,826,312–122,828,644 984 bp At TSS Multiome 764
chr4:122,834,129–122,834,299 7.4 kb Proximal (<10kb) 27
chr4:122,834,678–122,835,270 8.0 kb Proximal (<10kb) 34
chr4:122,921,971–122,923,521 96.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 914

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the FGF2 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr4:122,722,094 – 122,933,521
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq