Gene Information
Gene NameMATK
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length507
Protein NamesMegakaryocyte-associated tyrosine-protein kinase (EC 2.7.10.2) (CSK homologous kinase) (CHK) (Hematopoietic consensus tyrosine-lacking kinase) (Protein kinase HYL) (Tyrosine-protein kinase CTK)
Target Namemegakaryocyte-associated tyrosine-protein kinase
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000007264 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP42679
Gene CardMATK
Uniprot IDP42679
PfamPF07714; PF00017; PF00018
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.404504251)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MATK ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MATK ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MATK ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MATK ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Matk ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MATK ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Matk ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCSK
ParalogsFGR, FRK, JAK3, BMX, FER, BTK, FES, BLK, JAK1, PTK2B, SYK, TYK2, LYN, ZAP70, TXK, TNK2, PTK2, SRMS, TEC, CSK, STYK1, YES1, LCK, SRC, JAK2, ITK, TNK1, HCK, ABL1, ABL2, FYN, PTK6
Tissueamygdala, caudate.nucleus, cerebral.cortex, hippocampus, nucleus.accumbens, putamen, whole.blood
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in various myeloid cell lines, detected in brain and lung.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.025650(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1JWO  (X-ray  2.50A  1X6G  (NMR  3US4  (X-ray  1.50A 
DBSNP rs35351680  rs778726488 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9171348}. Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9171348}. Note=In platelets, 90% of MATK localizes to the membrane fraction, and translocates to the cytoskeleton upon thrombin stimulation.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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