NameProto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase receptor Ret
Synonyms
  • 2.7.10.1
  • Cadherin family member 12
  • CDHF12
  • CDHR16
  • Proto-oncogene c-Ret
  • PTC
  • RET51
Gene NameRET
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0004735|Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase receptor Ret
MAKATSGAAGLRLLLLLLLPLLGKVALGLYFSRDAYWEKLYVDQAAGTPLLYVHALRDAP
EEVPSFRLGQHLYGTYRTRLHENNWICIQEDTGLLYLNRSLDHSSWEKLSVRNRGFPLLT
VYLKVFLSPTSLREGECQWPGCARVYFSFFNTSFPACSSLKPRELCFPETRPSFRIRENR
PPGTFHQFRLLPVQFLCPNISVAYRLLEGEGLPFRCAPDSLEVSTRWALDREQREKYELV
AVCTVHAGAREEVVMVPFPVTVYDEDDSAPTFPAGVDTASAVVEFKRKEDTVVATLRVFD
ADVVPASGELVRRYTSTLLPGDTWAQQTFRVEHWPNETSVQANGSFVRATVHDYRLVLNR
NLSISENRTMQLAVLVNDSDFQGPGAGVLLLHFNVSVLPVSLHLPSTYSLSVSRRARRFA
QIGKVCVENCQAFSGINVQYKLHSSGANCSTLGVVTSAEDTSGILFVNDTKALRRPKCAE
LHYMVVATDQQTSRQAQAQLLVTVEGSYVAEEAGCPLSCAVSKRRLECEECGGLGSPTGR
CEWRQGDGKGITRNFSTCSPSTKTCPDGHCDVVETQDINICPQDCLRGSIVGGHEPGEPR
GIKAGYGTCNCFPEEEKCFCEPEDIQDPLCDELCRTVIAAAVLFSFIVSVLLSAFCIHCY
HKFAHKPPISSAEMTFRRPAQAFPVSYSSSGARRPSLDSMENQVSVDAFKILEDPKWEFP
RKNLVLGKTLGEGEFGKVVKATAFHLKGRAGYTTVAVKMLKENASPSELRDLLSEFNVLK
QVNHPHVIKLYGACSQDGPLLLIVEYAKYGSLRGFLRESRKVGPGYLGSGGSRNSSSLDH
PDERALTMGDLISFAWQISQGMQYLAEMKLVHRDLAARNILVAEGRKMKISDFGLSRDVY
EEDSYVKRSQGRIPVKWMAIESLFDHIYTTQSDVWSFGVLLWEIVTLGGNPYPGIPPERL
FNLLKTGHRMERPDNCSEEMYRLMLQCWKQEPDKRPVFADISKDLEKMMVKRRDYLDLAA
STPSDSLIYDDGLSEEETPLVDCNNAPLPRALPSTWIENKLYGMSDPNWPGESPVPLTRA
DGTNTGFPRYPNDSVYANWMLSPSAAKLMDTFDS
Number of residues1114
Molecular Weight124317.465
Theoretical pI6.57
GO Classification
Functions
  • ATP binding
  • transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity
  • calcium ion binding
  • protein tyrosine kinase activity
  • receptor activity
Processes
  • signal transduction
  • enteric nervous system development
  • MAPK cascade
  • ureteric bud development
  • protein phosphorylation
  • positive regulation of cell adhesion mediated by integrin
  • transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of metanephric glomerulus development
  • positive regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in absence of ligand
  • neural crest cell migration
  • response to drug
  • positive regulation of cell size
  • activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process
  • membrane protein proteolysis
  • retina development in camera-type eye
  • neuron cell-cell adhesion
  • response to pain
  • regulation of cell adhesion
  • neuron maturation
  • ureter maturation
  • positive regulation of neuron projection development
  • peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation
  • positive regulation of neuron maturation
  • homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules
  • posterior midgut development
  • cellular response to retinoic acid
  • embryonic epithelial tube formation
  • regulation of axonogenesis
  • positive regulation of cell migration
  • lymphocyte migration into lymphoid organs
  • innervation
  • positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • Peyer's patch morphogenesis
Components
  • dendrite
  • membrane raft
  • neuronal cell body
  • plasma membrane
  • receptor complex
  • axon
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • early endosome
  • cytoplasm
  • endosome membrane
  • intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
General FunctionTransmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity
Specific FunctionReceptor tyrosine-protein kinase involved in numerous cellular mechanisms including cell proliferation, neuronal navigation, cell migration, and cell differentiation upon binding with glial cell derived neurotrophic factor family ligands. Phosphorylates PTK2/FAK1. Regulates both cell death/survival balance and positional information. Required for the molecular mechanisms orchestration during intestine organogenesis; involved in the development of enteric nervous system and renal organogenesis during embryonic life, and promotes the formation of Peyer's patch-like structures, a major component of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue. Modulates cell adhesion via its cleavage by caspase in sympathetic neurons and mediates cell migration in an integrin (e.g. ITGB1 and ITGB3)-dependent manner. Involved in the development of the neural crest. Active in the absence of ligand, triggering apoptosis through a mechanism that requires receptor intracellular caspase cleavage. Acts as a dependence receptor; in the presence of the ligand GDNF in somatotrophs (within pituitary), promotes survival and down regulates growth hormone (GH) production, but triggers apoptosis in absence of GDNF. Regulates nociceptor survival and size. Triggers the differentiation of rapidly adapting (RA) mechanoreceptors. Mediator of several diseases such as neuroendocrine cancers; these diseases are characterized by aberrant integrins-regulated cell migration.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions636-657
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP07949
UniProtKB Entry NameRET_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021933|Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase receptor Ret (RET)
ATGGCGAAGGCGACGTCCGGTGCCGCGGGGCTGCGTCTGCTGTTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCCG
CTGCTAGGCAAAGTGGCATTGGGCCTCTACTTCTCGAGGGATGCTTACTGGGAGAAGCTG
TATGTGGACCAGGCGGCCGGCACGCCCTTGCTGTACGTCCATGCCCTGCGGGACGCCCCT
GAGGAGGTGCCCAGCTTCCGCCTGGGCCAGCATCTCTACGGCACGTACCGCACACGGCTG
CATGAGAACAACTGGATCTGCATCCAGGAGGACACCGGCCTCCTCTACCTTAACCGGAGC
CTGGACCATAGCTCCTGGGAGAAGCTCAGTGTCCGCAACCGCGGCTTTCCCCTGCTCACC
GTCTACCTCAAGGTCTTCCTGTCACCCACATCCCTTCGTGAGGGCGAGTGCCAGTGGCCA
GGCTGTGCCCGCGTATACTTCTCCTTCTTCAACACCTCCTTTCCAGCCTGCAGCTCCCTC
AAGCCCCGGGAGCTCTGCTTCCCAGAGACAAGGCCCTCCTTCCGCATTCGGGAGAACCGA
CCCCCAGGCACCTTCCACCAGTTCCGCCTGCTGCCTGTGCAGTTCTTGTGCCCCAACATC
AGCGTGGCCTACAGGCTCCTGGAGGGTGAGGGTCTGCCCTTCCGCTGCGCCCCGGACAGC
CTGGAGGTGAGCACGCGCTGGGCCCTGGACCGCGAGCAGCGGGAGAAGTACGAGCTGGTG
GCCGTGTGCACCGTGCACGCCGGCGCGCGCGAGGAGGTGGTGATGGTGCCCTTCCCGGTG
ACCGTGTACGACGAGGACGACTCGGCGCCCACCTTCCCCGCGGGCGTCGACACCGCCAGC
GCCGTGGTGGAGTTCAAGCGGAAGGAGGACACCGTGGTGGCCACGCTGCGTGTCTTCGAT
GCAGACGTGGTACCTGCATCAGGGGAGCTGGTGAGGCGGTACACAAGCACGCTGCTCCCC
GGGGACACCTGGGCCCAGCAGACCTTCCGGGTGGAACACTGGCCCAACGAGACCTCGGTC
CAGGCCAACGGCAGCTTCGTGCGGGCGACCGTACATGACTATAGGCTGGTTCTCAACCGG
AACCTCTCCATCTCGGAGAACCGCACCATGCAGCTGGCGGTGCTGGTCAATGACTCAGAC
TTCCAGGGCCCAGGAGCGGGCGTCCTCTTGCTCCACTTCAACGTGTCGGTGCTGCCGGTC
AGCCTGCACCTGCCCAGTACCTACTCCCTCTCCGTGAGCAGGAGGGCTCGCCGATTTGCC
CAGATCGGGAAAGTCTGTGTGGAAAACTGCCAGGCATTCAGTGGCATCAACGTCCAGTAC
AAGCTGCATTCCTCTGGTGCCAACTGCAGCACGCTAGGGGTGGTCACCTCAGCCGAGGAC
ACCTCGGGGATCCTGTTTGTGAATGACACCAAGGCCCTGCGGCGGCCCAAGTGTGCCGAA
CTTCACTACATGGTGGTGGCCACCGACCAGCAGACCTCTAGGCAGGCCCAGGCCCAGCTG
CTTGTAACAGTGGAGGGGTCATATGTGGCCGAGGAGGCGGGCTGCCCCCTGTCCTGTGCA
GTCAGCAAGAGACGGCTGGAGTGTGAGGAGTGTGGCGGCCTGGGCTCCCCAACAGGCAGG
TGTGAGTGGAGGCAAGGAGATGGCAAAGGGATCACCAGGAACTTCTCCACCTGCTCTCCC
AGCACCAAGACCTGCCCCGACGGCCACTGCGATGTTGTGGAGACCCAAGACATCAACATT
TGCCCTCAGGACTGCCTCCGGGGCAGCATTGTTGGGGGACACGAGCCTGGGGAGCCCCGG
GGGATTAAAGCTGGCTATGGCACCTGCAACTGCTTCCCTGAGGAGGAGAAGTGCTTCTGC
GAGCCCGAAGACATCCAGGATCCACTGTGCGACGAGCTGTGCCGCACGGTGATCGCAGCC
GCTGTCCTCTTCTCCTTCATCGTCTCGGTGCTGCTGTCTGCCTTCTGCATCCACTGCTAC
CACAAGTTTGCCCACAAGCCACCCATCTCCTCAGCTGAGATGACCTTCCGGAGGCCCGCC
CAGGCCTTCCCGGTCAGCTACTCCTCTTCCGGTGCCCGCCGGCCCTCGCTGGACTCCATG
GAGAACCAGGTCTCCGTGGATGCCTTCAAGATCCTGGAGGATCCAAAGTGGGAATTCCCT
CGGAAGAACTTGGTTCTTGGAAAAACTCTAGGAGAAGGCGAATTTGGAAAAGTGGTCAAG
GCAACGGCCTTCCATCTGAAAGGCAGAGCAGGGTACACCACGGTGGCCGTGAAGATGCTG
AAAGAGAACGCCTCCCCGAGTGAGCTTCGAGACCTGCTGTCAGAGTTCAACGTCCTGAAG
CAGGTCAACCACCCACATGTCATCAAATTGTATGGGGCCTGCAGCCAGGATGGCCCGCTC
CTCCTCATCGTGGAGTACGCCAAATACGGCTCCCTGCGGGGCTTCCTCCGCGAGAGCCGC
AAAGTGGGGCCTGGCTACCTGGGCAGTGGAGGCAGCCGCAACTCCAGCTCCCTGGACCAC
CCGGATGAGCGGGCCCTCACCATGGGCGACCTCATCTCATTTGCCTGGCAGATCTCACAG
GGGATGCAGTATCTGGCCGAGATGAAGCTCGTTCATCGGGACTTGGCAGCCAGAAACATC
CTGGTAGCTGAGGGGCGGAAGATGAAGATTTCGGATTTCGGCTTGTCCCGAGATGTTTAT
GAAGAGGATTCCTACGTGAAGAGGAGCCAGGGTCGGATTCCAGTTAAATGGATGGCAATT
GAATCCCTTTTTGATCATATCTACACCACGCAAAGTGATGTATGGTCTTTTGGTGTCCTG
CTGTGGGAGATCGTGACCCTAGGGGGAAACCCCTATCCTGGGATTCCTCCTGAGCGGCTC
TTCAACCTTCTGAAGACCGGCCACCGGATGGAGAGGCCAGACAACTGCAGCGAGGAGATG
TACCGCCTGATGCTGCAATGCTGGAAGCAGGAGCCGGACAAAAGGCCGGTGTTTGCGGAC
ATCAGCAAAGACCTGGAGAAGATGATGGTTAAGAGGAGAGACTACTTGGACCTTGCGGCG
TCCACTCCATCTGACTCCCTGATTTATGACGACGGCCTCTCAGAGGAGGAGACACCGCTG
GTGGACTGTAATAATGCCCCCCTCCCTCGAGCCCTCCCTTCCACATGGATTGAAAACAAA
CTCTATGGTAGAATTTCCCATGCATTTACTAGATTCTAG
GenBank Gene IDX12949
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDRET
HGNC IDHGNC:9967
Chromosome Location10
Locus10q11.2
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