Calcium Uptake Protein 2, Mitochondrial (MICU2)

Members of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) gene family, such as FGF9, are peptide regulatory factors that act through distinct tyrosine kinase receptors and are involved in various biologic processes during embryogenesis and adult life, including implantation, morphogenesis, angiogenesis, and possibly tumorigenesis .

By genomic sequence analysis, Katoh and Katoh (2005) identified EFHA1 based on its close linkage to FGF9 .By genomic sequence analysis, Katoh and Katoh (2005) mapped the EFHA1 gene to chromosome 13q12.11 in a head-to-head orientation with the FGF9 gene. They determined that the FGF9-EFHA1 locus and the FGF20-EFHA2 locus on chromosome 8p22 are paralogous regions within the human genome.