Human FGFR1c (isoform 4, FGFR1c short form) stable cell line (inducible, HEK293)

FGFR1 (fibroblast growth factor receptor 1) is a member of the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) family, where amino acid sequence is highly conserved between members and throughout evolution. A full-length representative protein consists of an extracellular region, composed of three immunoglobulin-like domains, a single hydrophobic membrane-spanning segment and a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase domain. The extracellular portion of the protein interacts with fibroblast growth factors, setting in motion a cascade of downstream signals, ultimately influencing mitogenesis and differentiation. This particular family member binds both acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors and is involved in limb induction. Mutations in this gene have been associated with Pfeiffer syndrome, Jackson-Weiss syndrome, Antley-Bixler syndrome, osteoglophonic dysplasia, and autosomal dominant Kallmann syndrome 2. Chromosomal aberrations involving this gene are associated with stem cell myeloproliferative disorder and stem cell leukemia lymphoma syndrome. Alternatively spliced variants which encode different protein isoforms have been described; however, not all variants have been fully characterized.

This flag tagged FGFR1 cell ine was created by stable co-transfection of HEK293 cells with two plasmids expressing the bacterial Tet repressor (TetR) and the human FGFR1 isoform 4 protein. Since the FGFR1 gene is driven by a promoter containing two tetracycline operator (TeTO2) sites, the expression of FGFR1 protein can be induced by doxycycline..