Gene description for Mertk
Gene name	c-mer proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase
Gene symbol	Mertk
Other names/aliases	Eyk Mer Nyk nmf12
Species	Mus musculus
Database cross references - Mertk
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_17289
Entrez Gene	17289
UniProt	Q60805
Mertk identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Mast cells	17486113

Gene ontology annotations for Mertk

Molecular Function     transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity GO:0004714 IEA     transferase activity GO:0016740 IEA     protein kinase activity GO:0004672 IEA     protein tyrosine kinase activity GO:0004713 IEA     transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups GO:0016772 IEA     kinase activity GO:0016301 IEA     ATP binding GO:0005524 IEA     nucleotide binding GO:0000166 IEA Biological Process     apoptotic cell clearance GO:0043277 IMP     secretion by cell GO:0032940 IMP     natural killer cell differentiation GO:0001779 IGI     phosphorylation GO:0016310 IEA     vagina development GO:0060068 IGI     retina development in camera-type eye GO:0060041 IMP     negative regulation of lymphocyte activation GO:0051250 IGI     positive regulation of phagocytosis GO:0050766 ISO     negative regulation of leukocyte apoptotic process GO:2000107 ISO     protein phosphorylation GO:0006468 ISO     spermatogenesis GO:0007283 IGI     substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading GO:0034446 IMP     platelet activation GO:0030168 IMP     protein kinase B signaling GO:0043491 IGI     phagocytosis GO:0006909 ISO Subcellular Localization     cytoplasm GO:0005737 ISO     cell GO:0005623 IMP     intracellular GO:0005622 IGI     membrane GO:0016020 IEA     integral component of membrane GO:0016021 IEA     rhabdomere GO:0016028 ISO     extracellular space GO:0005615 ISO     photoreceptor outer segment GO:0001750 ISO