Gene
FGF21
fibroblast growth factor 21
- HGNC 3678(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000105550(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 26291(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 19q13.33
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 19: 48,755,524–48,758,330 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 4 exons across 2.8 kb
- Protein
- 209 amino acids
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000593756.6NM_019113.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How FGF21 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 1.3 kb of the gene's 2.8 kb; 630 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). FGF21 gene: fibroblast growth factor 21. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/fgf21
Dante Labs. FGF21 gene: fibroblast growth factor 21 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/fgf21
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