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Symbol
Name
ID
Mertk
MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase
MGI:96965
Phenotype annotations related to vision/eye
Darker colors indicate more annotations
Human Phenotypes
Optic disc pallor
Macular atrophy
Peripheral retinal atrophy
Rod-cone dystrophy
Nyctalopia
Constriction of peripheral visual field
Progressive visual loss
Disease(s) Associated with MERTK
retinitis pigmentosa 38

Mouse Phenotypes
abnormal retina vasculature morphology
increased retina apoptosis
decreased retina photoreceptor cell number
abnormal photoreceptor outer segment morphology
disorganized photoreceptor outer segment
photoreceptor outer segment degeneration
retina rod cell degeneration
retina photoreceptor degeneration
abnormal retina pigment epithelium morphology
abnormal retina pigmentation
retina pigment epithelium atrophy
abnormal retina morphology
abnormal retina outer nuclear layer morphology
thin retina outer nuclear layer
abnormal retina photoreceptor layer morphology
decreased total retina thickness
retina degeneration
abnormal eye electrophysiology
abnormal cone electrophysiology
abnormal rod electrophysiology
blindness
Availability Mouse Genotype
Mertknmf12/Mertknmf12
Mertktm1Gkm/Mertktm1Gkm
Mertktm1Grl/Mertktm1Grl
Mertknmf12/Mertktm1Gkm

Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
04/30/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory