FGF5

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FGF5
Identifiers
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_033143
NM_001291812
NM_004464

NM_001277268
NM_010203

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001278741
NP_004455
NP_149134

NP_001264197
NP_034333

Location (UCSC)Chr 4: 80.27 – 80.34 MbChr 5: 98.4 – 98.42 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Fibroblast growth factor 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF5 gene.

The majority of FGF family members are

Receptor

FGF5 is a 268 amino acid, 29.1 kDa protein, which also naturally occurs as a 123 amino acid isoform

dermal papilla cells of the hair follicle.[8][9] The alternatively spliced isoform FGF5s, has been identified as an antagonist of FGF5 in a number of studies.[6][7][10]

Role in hair cycling

Research comparing dogs with different coat lengths has demonstrated FGF5 as a major contributing factor
Research comparing different breeds of dogs has demonstrated FGF5 as a major contributing factor in coat length.

The only described function of FGF5 in adults is in the regulation of the

homolog of the FGF5 gene in mice, which resulted in a phenotype with abnormally long hair.[12]

In numerous genetic studies of long haired phenotypes of animals it has been shown that small changes in the FGF5 gene can disrupt its expression, leading to an increase in the length of the

hair cycle, resulting in phenotypes with extremely long hair. This has been demonstrated in many species, including cats,[13][14] dogs,[15][16] mice,[12] rabbits,[17] donkeys,[18] sheep and goats,[19] where it is often referred to as the angora mutation. Recently, CRISPR modification of goats to artificially knock out the FGF5 gene, was shown to result in higher wool yield, without any fertility or other negative effects on the goats.[20]

It has been hypothesised that, in an alternate type of mutation, positive selection for increased expression of the FGF5 protein was one of the contributing factors in the evolutionary loss of hair in cetaceans as they transitioned from the terrestrial to the aquatic environment.[21]

A classic characteristic of FGF5 mutations is extremely long eyelashes, as seen in this case on a human adult male. His upper lashes are 14mm long, double that of the typical human eyelash length of 7 mm.

FGF5 also affects the hair cycle in humans. Individuals with mutations in FGF5 exhibit

androgenetic alopecia. In 2017, a large genome wide association study of men with early onset androgenetic alopecia identified polymorphisms in FGF5 as having a strong association with male pattern hair loss.[22]

Blocking FGF5 in the human scalp extends the hair cycle, resulting in less hair fall, faster hair growth rate and increased hair growth.

monoterpenoid family[24] as inhibitors (blockers) of FGF5. Clinical studies have shown that topical application of formulations containing these natural extracts and molecules are beneficial in men and women experiencing hair loss.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000138675Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000029337Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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