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Summary Expression Phenotypes Gene Literature (1) GO Terms (69) Nucleotides (122) Proteins (67) Interactants (106) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-493220
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 mertk

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MER proto-oncogene, tyrosine kinase

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( Nomenclature history )

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serine/threonine kinase

AI Protein Function :
The mertk gene encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase protein expressed in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and macrophages. Its primary function is the phagocytic clearance of apoptotic cells and shed...[+]


InterPro :
FN3 dom, FN3 sf, Ig-like dom, Ig-like dom sf, [+]

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Diseases: 


Disease Ontology:
retinitis pigmentosa 38 [+]

MIM:
RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RP [+]

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???displayGene.expression???                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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Xenbase Expression Details In situ images Single cell data at SPRING In situ: RNA-Seq:


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