Fgf9 - fibroblast growth factor 9

Predicted to enable fibroblast growth factor receptor binding activity and growth factor activity. Involved in eye development. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including animal organ development; positive regulation of cell population proliferation; and positive regulation of signal transduction. Predicted to be located in basement membrane. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; cranium; genitourinary system; and sensory organ. Used to study lung cancer; multiple synostoses syndrome; and pleuropulmonary blastoma. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in multiple synostoses syndrome. Orthologous to human FGF9 (fibroblast growth factor 9). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]