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Mertk Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mertk
  • Name
    MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase
  • Synonyms
    Eyk, Mer, nmf12, Nyk, Tyro 12
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96965
    NCBI Gene: 17289
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    22 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:128540876-128644814 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 62.63 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1151 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96965
protein coding gene Chr2:128540835-128645082 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0026475
protein coding gene Chr2:132054389-132160505 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0026439
protein coding gene Chr2:126702532-126807487 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0026414
protein coding gene Chr2:130299901-130401965 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0026451
protein coding gene Chr2:126966120-127068129 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0026194
protein coding gene Chr2:130812956-130916717 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0026896
protein coding gene Chr2:136171974-136284074 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024273
protein coding gene Chr2:121529337-121634655 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0025655
protein coding gene Chr2:131051909-131159992 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0026174
protein coding gene Chr2:141196890-141315814 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0026308
protein coding gene Chr2:126091699-126194410 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0026272
protein coding gene Chr2:124740818-124844455 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0026413
protein coding gene Chr2:132276486-132386006 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0026292
protein coding gene Chr2:145149266-145259812 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0026951
protein coding gene Chr2:130331696-130444309 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0025391
protein coding gene Chr2:125665642-125770089 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0025193
protein coding gene Chr2:129437333-129554272 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0025729
protein coding gene Chr2:131241922-131352764 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MERTK, MER proto-oncogene, tyrosine kinase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MERTK, MER proto-oncogene, tyrosine kinase
  • Synonyms
    c-Eyk, c-mer, MER, RP38, Tyro12
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 10461
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q12866
    UniProt: Q12866

  • Chr Location
    2q13; chr2:111898607-112029561 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human MERTK associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    40 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 8 genetic backgrounds
    50 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    1 images
    156 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for targeted null mutations show increased sensitivity to LPS-induced shock, defective phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, lupus-like autoimmunity, degeneration of photoreceptors, decreased platelet aggregation and protection from induced pulmonary thromboembolism and thrombosis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000014361 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 103939 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000014505 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4302 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000014505 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 994 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 43
      cDNA 42
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-12199, MGI:2651818
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 209
      Developmental Gene Expression 14
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 15
      Phenotypes 156
    • Earliest
      J:109968 Roderick TH, et al., Nineteen paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Genetics. 1974 Jan;76(1):109-17
    • Latest
      J:344482 Shi J, et al., Absence of MerTK disrupts spermatogenesis in an age-dependent manner. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2023 Jan 15;560:111815

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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory