FGF6（fibroblast growth factor 6），癌症关联基因，基因ID：2251，该基因编码的蛋白是成纤维细胞生长因子（fgf）家族的一员。fgf家族成员具有广泛的有丝分裂和细胞存活活性，参与胚胎发育、细胞生长、形态发生、组织修复、肿瘤生长和侵袭等多种生物学过程。该基因在转染哺乳动物细胞时表现出致癌转化活性。该基因的小鼠同系物主要在肌源性谱系中表现出一种限制性表达谱，提示其在肌肉再生或分化中的作用。[由RefSeq提供，2008年7月]The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family. FGF family members possess broad mitogenic and cell survival activities， and are involved in a variety of biological processes， including embryonic development， cell growth， morphogenesis， tissue repair， tumor growth and invasion. This gene displayed oncogenic transforming activity when transfected into mammalian cells. The mouse homolog of this gene exhibits a restricted expression profile predominantly in the myogenic lineage， which suggested a role in muscle regeneration or differentiation. [provided by RefSeq， Jul 2008]。