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FLASH GENE |
Symbol | MERTK | contributors: mct/shn - updated : 12-10-2010 |
HGNC name | c-mer proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase |
HGNC id | 7027 |
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Corresponding disease |
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Location | 2q13 Physical location : 112.656.190 - 112.786.945 | ||
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Synonym symbol(s) | MER, c-mer, RP38, MGC133349 | ||
EC.number | 2.7.10.1 |
DNA |
TYPE | functioning gene |
STRUCTURE | 130.76 kb 19 Exon(s) |
10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study |
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MAPPING | cloned | Y | linked | N | status | confirmed |
Map | cen - D2S1888 - D2S1892 - MERTK - D2S1896 - D2S2269 - qter |
RNA |
TRANSCRIPTS | type | messenger |
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text | one alternative transcript with an insert in the membrane proximal region encoding for a truncated form |
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EXPRESSION |
Rna function | retinal pigmentary epithelium and macrophages |
Type | widely |
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cells |
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cell lineage | cells of reproductive origin |
cell lines | neoplastic B and T cell lines |
fluid/secretion |
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PROTEIN |
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
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HOMOLOGY |
interspecies | ortholog to Mertk, Rattus norvegicus |
ortholog to Mertk, Mus musculus | |
ortholog to MERTK, Pantroglodytes | |
ortholog to mertk, Danio rerio |
Homologene |
FAMILY | |
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CATEGORY | enzyme , regulatory , protooncogene , receptor membrane |
SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION | plasma membrane |
text | transmembrane protein |
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CELLULAR PROCESS |
PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS | immunity/defense |
PATHWAY |
metabolism |
signaling | sensory transduction/vision |
a component |
INTERACTION |
DNA |
RNA |
small molecule | nucleotide, |
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REGULATION |
activated by | growth arrest-specific gene 6, GAS6 and protein S | |
TUB and TULP1 potentially (activation induced by tubby and TULP1 facilitate MERTK-dependent cytoskeletal reorganization) | ||
Other | cleaved in the extracellular domain via a metalloproteinase |
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS |
corresponding disease(s) | RPMR |
Other morbid association(s) |
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Variant & Polymorphism
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Candidate gene
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