Gene Information
Gene NameFGF21
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length209
Protein NamesFibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21)
Target Namefibroblast growth factor-21
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000105550 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9NSA1
Gene CardFGF21
Uniprot IDQ9NSA1
PfamPF00167
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.173202143)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FGF21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FGF21 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FGF21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FGF21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Fgf21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FGF21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Fgf21 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ FGF21 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsFGF1, FGF16, FGF14, FGF3, FGF10, FGF5, FGF9, FGF7, FGF22, FGF6, FGF23, FGF19, FGF17, FGF13, FGF8, FGF18, FGF11, FGF12, FGF20, FGF2, FGF4
Tissueliver
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5VAQ  (X-ray  2.61A  6M6E  (NMR  6M6F  (NMR 
DBSNP rs41308776  rs739320 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JJN1}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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