Gene Information
Gene NameMDK
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length143
Protein NamesMidkine (MK) (Amphiregulin-associated protein) (ARAP) (Midgestation and kidney protein) (Neurite outgrowth-promoting factor 2) (Neurite outgrowth-promoting protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000110492 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP21741
Gene CardMDK
Uniprot IDP21741
PfamPF01091; PF05196
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.230821473)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MDK ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MDK ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ MDK ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MDK ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mdk ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MDK ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mdk ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPTN
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in various tumor cell lines. In insulinoma tissue predominantly expressed in precancerous lesions. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17379400}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1MKC  (NMR  1MKN  (NMR 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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