TEK tyrosine kinase

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TEK
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000459
NM_001290077
NM_001290078
NM_001375475
NM_001375476

NM_001290549
NM_001290551
NM_013690

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000450
NP_001277006
NP_001277007
NP_001362404
NP_001362405

NP_001277478
NP_001277480
NP_038718

Location (UCSC)Chr 9: 27.11 – 27.23 MbChr 4: 94.63 – 94.76 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Angiopoietin-1 receptor also known as CD202B (cluster of differentiation 202B) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TEK gene.[5][6] Also known as TIE2, it is an angiopoietin receptor.

Function

The TEK receptor tyrosine kinase is expressed almost exclusively in

endothelial cells in mice, rats, and humans. (TEK is closely related to the TIE receptor tyrosine kinase.)[7]

This receptor possesses a unique extracellular domain containing 2 immunoglobulin-like loops separated by 3 epidermal growth factor-like repeats that are connected to 3 fibronectin type III-like repeats.

nucleus pulposus progenitor cells, from the intervertebral disc, which upon activation by Angiopoietin-1 starts to multiply and differentiate.[9][10]

Defects in TEK are associated with inherited venous malformations; the TEK signaling pathway appears to be critical for endothelial cell-smooth muscle cell communication in venous morphogenesis.[7]

In cancer patients, TEK (Tie2) is expressed in a subpopulation of monocytes that home in on the tumor and are essential for the formation of new blood vessels there.[11]

Interactions

TEK tyrosine kinase has been shown to

interact
with:

See also

  • Tie-2/Ang-1 signaling

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000120156Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000006386Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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  7. ^ a b c "Entrez Gene: TEK TEK tyrosine kinase, endothelial (venous malformations, multiple cutaneous and mucosal)".
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