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Notes
This product is produced by and ships from R&D Systems, Inc., a Bio-Techne brand.
Alternate Names for Human FGF-4 DuoSet ELISA, 15 Plate
FGF4
FGF-4
fibroblast growth factor 4
HBGF-4
HBGF-4Transforming protein KS3
heparin secretory transforming protein 1
Heparin secretory-transforming protein 1
Heparin-binding growth factor 4
HST-1
HST-1HSTF-1
HSTF1fibroblast growth factor 4 splice isoform
HSTFGF-4
human stomach cancer, transforming factor from FGF-related oncogene
kaposi sarcoma oncogene
KFGF
K-FGF
KS3
oncogene HST
Background
FGF-4 (Fibroblast Growth Factor-4), also known as FGF-K and K-FGF, is a secreted angiogenic factor that is mitogenic for fibroblasts and endothelial cells. During development, it is required for maintenance of the trophoectoderm and primitive endoderm, and it cooperates with FGF-8 in the apical ectodermal ridge. FGF-4 promotes embryonic stem cell proliferation and may also aid stem cell differentiation. A C-terminally truncated 15 kDa isoform that opposes full-length FGF-4 and promotes differentiation is endogenously expressed in human embryonic stem cells.