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    AXL AXL receptor tyrosine kinase [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

    Gene ID: 558, updated on 25-Apr-2024

    Summary

    Official Symbol
    AXLprovided by HGNC
    Official Full Name
    AXL receptor tyrosine kinaseprovided by HGNC
    Primary source
    HGNC:HGNC:905
    See related
    Ensembl:ENSG00000167601 MIM:109135; AllianceGenome:HGNC:905
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    REVIEWED
    Organism
    Homo sapiens
    Lineage
    Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
    Also known as
    ARK; UFO; AXL3; JTK11; Tyro7
    Summary
    The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the Tyro3-Axl-Mer (TAM) receptor tyrosine kinase subfamily. The encoded protein possesses an extracellular domain which is composed of two immunoglobulin-like motifs at the N-terminal, followed by two fibronectin type-III motifs. It transduces signals from the extracellular matrix into the cytoplasm by binding to the vitamin K-dependent protein growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6). This gene may be involved in several cellular functions including growth, migration, aggregation and anti-inflammation in multiple cell types. The encoded protein acts as a host cell receptor for multiple viruses, including Marburg, Ebola and Lassa viruses and is a candidate receptor for the SARS-CoV2 virus. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2021]
    Annotation information
    Note: This gene has been reviewed for its involvement in coronavirus biology, and is involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection.
    Expression
    Ubiquitous expression in spleen (RPKM 20.7), endometrium (RPKM 15.3) and 23 other tissues See more
    Orthologs
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    Genomic context

    Location:
    19q13.2
    Exon count:
    21
    Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
    RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 19 NC_000019.10 (41219223..41261766)
    RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 19 NC_060943.1 (44040107..44082625)
    105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 19 NC_000019.9 (41725128..41767671)

    Chromosome 19 - NC_000019.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124904790 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:41698650-41699150 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:41700461-41700973 Neighboring gene RNA, 7SL, cytoplasmic 718, pseudogene Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:41712923-41713700 Neighboring gene cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily S member 1 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr19:41718918-41719078 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:41724269-41725093 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:41727344-41728281 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:41730156-41731091 Neighboring gene tRNA-Lys (anticodon TTT) 10-1 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14670 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14671 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:41768709-41769248 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:41769249-41769788 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:41769789-41770327 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 10653 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 10654 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 10655 Neighboring gene heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein U like 1 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak3484 silencer Neighboring gene RNA, 7SL, cytoplasmic 34, pseudogene Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 15507 Neighboring gene BRD4-independent group 4 enhancer GRCh37_chr19:41806393-41807592 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14672 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC105372401 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14673

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

    Expression

    • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
    • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
    • BioProject: PRJEB4337
    • Publication: PMID 24309898
    • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

    Bibliography

    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    What's a GeneRIF?

    HIV-1 interactions

    Protein interactions

    Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
    Vpr vpr HIV-1 Vpr upregulates the gene expression of AXL in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells PubMed
    capsid gag AXL inhibits the release of HIV-1 in terms of reduced levels of CA in virus particles and induces the accumulation of cell-associated CA PubMed

    Go to the HIV-1, Human Interaction Database

    Pathways from PubChem

    Interactions

    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    General gene information

    Markers

    Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables ATP binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables myosin heavy chain binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables phosphatidylserine binding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein tyrosine kinase activity EXP
    Inferred from Experiment
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables virus receptor activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    involved_in animal organ regeneration IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in blood vessel remodeling IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in cell maturation IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cell migration IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in cell surface receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in cellular response to hydrogen peroxide IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in cellular response to interferon-alpha IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cellular response to lipopolysaccharide IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in dendritic cell differentiation IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in erythrocyte homeostasis IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in establishment of localization in cell IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in forebrain cell migration IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in inflammatory response IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in innate immune response IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in multicellular organism development IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in natural killer cell differentiation IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of apoptotic process IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of dendritic cell apoptotic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of lymphocyte activation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of macrophage cytokine production IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor production IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of type II interferon production IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in nervous system development IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in neuron apoptotic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in neuron migration IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in neutrophil clearance IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in ovulation cycle IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in phagocytosis IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in phagocytosis IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in phosphorylation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in platelet activation IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of cytokine-mediated signaling pathway IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of kinase activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of natural killer cell differentiation IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of pinocytosis IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of viral life cycle IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in response to axon injury IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in secretion by cell IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in signal transduction TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in spermatogenesis IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in symbiont entry into host cell IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in vagina development IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in actin cytoskeleton IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
     
    located_in cell surface HDA PubMed 
    located_in cell surface IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in extracellular exosome HDA PubMed 
    located_in extracellular space IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in intracellular membrane-bounded organelle IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
     
    is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in plasma membrane IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
     
    located_in plasma membrane TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    part_of receptor complex IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     

    General protein information

    Preferred Names
    tyrosine-protein kinase receptor UFO
    Names
    AXL oncogene
    AXL transforming sequence/gene
    NP_001265528.1
    NP_001690.2
    NP_068713.2

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

    These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

    These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_001278599.2NP_001265528.1  tyrosine-protein kinase receptor UFO isoform 3

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (3) differs in the 5' UTR, lacks four alternate exons in the 5' coding region and initiates translation at a downstream AUG, compared to variant 1. It encodes isoform 3 which has a shorter N-terminus, compared to isoform 1.
      Source sequence(s)
      AI300772, AI309979, AK309139, CA437238, X66029
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS62677.1
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      M0R0W6
      Related
      ENSP00000471497.1, ENST00000593513.1
      Conserved Domains (4) summary
      smart00221
      Location:270535
      STYKc; Protein kinase; unclassified specificity
      cd00063
      Location:2060
      FN3; Fibronectin type 3 domain; One of three types of internal repeats found in the plasma protein fibronectin. Its tenth fibronectin type III repeat contains an RGD cell recognition sequence in a flexible loop between 2 strands. Approximately 2% of all ...
      cd05075
      Location:267543
      PTKc_Axl; Catalytic domain of the Protein Tyrosine Kinase, Axl
      pfam00041
      Location:67150
      fn3; Fibronectin type III domain
    2. NM_001699.6NP_001690.2  tyrosine-protein kinase receptor UFO isoform 2 precursor

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001690.2

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (2) lacks an alternate in-frame exon in the 5' coding region compared to variant 1. It encodes isoform 2, which lacks an internal segment and is shorter than isoform 1.
      Source sequence(s)
      AI300772, AI309979, AK309139, AL556721, BC032229, CA437238, HY045208, M76125, X66029
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS12574.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      P30530
      Related
      ENSP00000351995.2, ENST00000359092.7
      Conserved Domains (7) summary
      cd00096
      Location:53126
      Ig; Immunoglobulin domain
      cd05749
      Location:141222
      Ig2_Tyro3_like; Second immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of Axl/Tyro3 receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs)
      smart00221
      Location:529794
      STYKc; Protein kinase; unclassified specificity
      smart00410
      Location:145223
      IG_like; Immunoglobulin like
      cd00063
      Location:225328
      FN3; Fibronectin type 3 domain; One of three types of internal repeats found in the plasma protein fibronectin. Its tenth fibronectin type III repeat contains an RGD cell recognition sequence in a flexible loop between 2 strands. Approximately 2% of all ...
      cd05075
      Location:526802
      PTKc_Axl; Catalytic domain of the Protein Tyrosine Kinase, Axl
      pfam00041
      Location:335418
      fn3; Fibronectin type III domain
    3. NM_021913.5NP_068713.2  tyrosine-protein kinase receptor UFO isoform 1 precursor

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_068713.2

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longest isoform (1).
      Source sequence(s)
      AI300772, AI309979, AK309139, AL556721, BC032229, CA437238, HY045208, X66029
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS12575.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      P30530, Q8N5L2, Q9UD27
      Related
      ENSP00000301178.3, ENST00000301178.9
      Conserved Domains (5) summary
      cd05749
      Location:141222
      Ig2_Axl_Tyro3_like; Second immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of Axl/Tyro3 family receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs)
      cd00063
      Location:225328
      FN3; Fibronectin type 3 domain; One of three types of internal repeats found in the plasma protein fibronectin. Its tenth fibronectin type III repeat contains an RGD cell recognition sequence in a flexible loop between 2 strands. Approximately 2% of all ...
      cd05075
      Location:535811
      PTKc_Axl; Catalytic domain of the Protein Tyrosine Kinase, Axl
      pfam00041
      Location:335418
      fn3; Fibronectin type III domain
      cd00096
      Location:53119
      Ig; Immunoglobulin domain

    RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_000019.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

      Range
      41219223..41261766
      Download
      GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

    Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Genomic

    1. NC_060943.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

      Range
      44040107..44082625
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