Ryk Products

Description

RYK (Receptor like Tyrosine kinase 1) is in the Tyrosine family of receptor kinases. It is found in the plasma membrane of heart, prostate and kidney cells. RYK contains 604 amino acids and it contains one WIF domain. It functions as a potential growth factor receptor protein tyrosine kinase. RYK are divergent from those of other classic receptor tyrosine kinases. It is an orphan receptor that contains a catalytically inactive tyrosine kinase related domain. RYK is expressed in nestin positive progenitor cells and neurons, and in a certain population of oligodendrocytes, O2A progenitor cells, and type 2 astrocytes in developing CNS.

Bioinformatics

Entrez	6259 Human
Uniprot	NP_001005861 Human NP_002949 Human P34925 Human
Product By Gene ID	6259
Alternate Names	D3S3195 EC 2.7.10 EC 2.7.10.1 hydroxyaryl-protein kinase JTK5 JTK5A protein tyrosine kinase JTK5A RYK receptor-like tyrosine kinase RYK1 tyrosine-protein kinase RYK

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Protein Kinase