MERTK

Protein-coding gene in humans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase MER is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MERTK gene.[5][6][7]

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AliasesMERTK, MER, RP38, c-mer, Tyro12, c-Eyk, MER proto-oncogene, tyrosine kinase
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MERTK
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Identifiers
AliasesMERTK, MER, RP38, c-mer, Tyro12, c-Eyk, MER proto-oncogene, tyrosine kinase
External IDsOMIM: 604705; MGI: 96965; HomoloGene: 4626; GeneCards: MERTK; OMA:MERTK - orthologs
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SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006343

NM_008587

RefSeq (protein)

NP_006334

NP_032613

Location (UCSC)Chr 2: 111.9 – 112.03 MbChr 2: 128.54 – 128.64 Mb
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Function

This gene is a member of the TYRO3/AXL/MER (TAM) receptor kinase family and encodes a transmembrane protein with two fibronectin type-III domains, two Ig-like C2-type (immunoglobulin-like) domains, and one tyrosine kinase domain. Mutations in this gene have been associated with disruption of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) phagocytosis pathway and onset of autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP).[7]

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