Gene Information
Gene NameGAS6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length678
Protein NamesGrowth arrest-specific protein 6 (GAS-6) (AXL receptor tyrosine kinase ligand)
Target Nameaxl receptor tyrosine kinase ligand
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000183087 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ14393
Gene CardGAS6
Uniprot IDQ14393
PfamPF12662; PF07645; PF00594; PF00054; PF02210
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.9469034)
Ortholog in AnimalsDog_ GAS6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GAS6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GAS6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gas6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GAS6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gas6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMEGF11, MEGF10, MEGF6
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPlasma. Isoform 1 and isoform 2 are widely expressed, isoform 1 being expressed at higher levels than isoform 2 in most tissues. Isoform 2 is the predominant form in spleen. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8336730, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9326368}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);0.005990(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1H30  (X-ray  2.20A  2C5D  (X-ray  3.30A  4RA0  (X-ray  3.07A  5VXZ  (X-ray  2.30A 
DBSNP rs201378406  rs146159446  rs144457857  rs7992146  rs79807310  rs73583241  rs199700915 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9326369}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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