Gene Information
Gene NameMERTK
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length999
Protein NamesTyrosine-protein kinase Mer (EC 2.7.10.1) (Proto-oncogene c-Mer) (Receptor tyrosine kinase MerTK)
Target Nametyrosine-protein kinase mer
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000153208 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ12866
Gene CardMERTK
Uniprot IDQ12866
PfamPF00041; PF00047; PF07714
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.626883488)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MERTK ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MERTK ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MERTK ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MERTK ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mertk ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MERTK ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mertk ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MERTK ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTYRO3, AXL
ParalogsEPHA7, NTRK1, EPHB3, ALK, FGFR3, EPHA2, LMTK2, EPHB1, EPHA3, INSR, PDGFRA, EGFR, CSF1R, ERBB3, KIT, NTRK3, DDR1, ERBB4, EPHA8, TEK, MUSK, FGFR4, FLT3, EPHB6, FLT1, DDR2, EPHA6, NTRK2, IGF1R, INSRR, EPHB4, PDGFRB, ERBB2, KDR, EPHA5, FGFR2, TYRO3, MST1R, AXL, EPHB2, ROR1, ROR2, ROS1, EPHA10, EPHA4, RET, LTK, FLT4, TIE1, FGFR1, RYK, EPHA1, MET
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNot expressed in normal B- and T-lymphocytes but is expressed in numerous neoplastic B- and T-cell lines. Highly expressed in testis, ovary, prostate, lung, and kidney, with lower expression in spleen, small intestine, colon, and liver.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2DBJ  (NMR  2P0C  (X-ray  2.40A  3BPR  (X-ray  2.80A  3BRB  (X-ray  1.90A  3TCP  (X-ray  2.69A  4M3Q  (X-ray  2.72A  4MH7  (X-ray  2.51A  4MHA  (X-ray  2.59A  5K0K  (X-ray  2.54A  5K0X  (X-ray  2.23A  5TC0  (X-ray  2.24A  5TD2  (X-ray  2.68A  5U6C  (X-ray  2.10A  6MEP  (X-ray  2.89A  7AAX  (X-ray  1.76A  7AAY  (X-ray  1.87A  7AAZ  (X-ray  1.85A  7AB0  (X-ray  1.74A  7AB1  (X-ray  1.93A  7AB2  (X-ray  1.78A  7AVX  (X-ray  2.44A  7AVY  (X-ray  2.31A  7AVZ  (X-ray  2.04A  7AW0  (X-ray  1.89A  7AW1  (X-ray  1.98A  7AW2  (X-ray  2.10A  7AW3  (X-ray  1.99A  7AW4  (X-ray  1.98A  7CQE  (X-ray  2.69A  7DXL  (X-ray  3.15A  7M5Z  (X-ray  3.06A  7OAM  (X-ray  2.65A  7OLS  (X-ray  1.89A  7OLV  (X-ray  2.13A  7OLX  (X-ray  1.98A 
DBSNP rs35898499  rs13027171  rs56205303  rs1475870132  rs7588635  rs766215580  rs34072093  rs34943572  rs34010621  rs7604639  rs35858762  rs2230515  rs113485015  rs56209758  rs55924349  rs2230516  rs2230517  rs377341255  rs201460398 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32640697};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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