Fgf7 - fibroblast growth factor 7

Predicted to enable heparin binding activity; receptor ligand activity; and type 2 fibroblast growth factor receptor binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated. Acts upstream of or within morphogenesis of an epithelium; positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation; and regulation of branching involved in salivary gland morphogenesis by mesenchymal-epithelial signaling. Located in Golgi apparatus and extracellular region. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; embryo mesenchyme; genitourinary system; and integumental system. Orthologous to human FGF7 (fibroblast growth factor 7). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]