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Symbol TYRO3 contributors: mct/npt/pgu - updated : 30-01-2010
HGNC name TYRO3 protein tyrosine kinase
HGNC id 12446
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral     --over  
significantly elevated in primary melanoma tissue samples and melanoma cell lines and correlates with MITF-M mRNA levels
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
cancerskin 
may serve as a target for the development of therapeutic agents for melanoma
cancerendocrinethyroid
TYRO3/AXL-GAS6 autocrine circuit sustains the malignant features of thyroid cancer cells and targeting the circuit could offer a novel therapeutic approach in this cancer
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS