c-ret Protein, cret Protein, etID315074.13 Protein, ret1 Protein, wu:fd13h01 Protein, X-ret Protein, ret-A Protein, xret Protein, RET Protein, MTC1 Protein, CDHF12 Protein, CDHR16 Protein, HSCR1 Protein, MEN2A Protein, MEN2B Protein, PTC Protein, RET-ELE1 Protein, RET51 Protein, RET9 Protein, c-Ret Protein, ret proto-oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase Protein, ret proto-oncogene S homeolog Protein, ret proto-oncogene Protein, ret Protein, ret.S Protein, RET Protein, Ret Protein
Hintergrund
Synonymes: CDHF12, CDHR16, HSCR1, MEN2A, MEN2B, MTC1, PTC, RET-ELE1 Description: This gene encodes a transmembrane receptor and member of the tyrosine protein kinase family of proteins. Binding of ligands such as GDNF (glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor) and other related proteins to the encoded receptor stimulates receptor dimerization and activation of downstream signaling pathways that play a role in cell differentiation, growth, migration and survival. The encoded receptor is important in development of the nervous system, and the development of organs and tissues derived from the neural crest. This proto-oncogene can undergo oncogenic activation through both cytogenetic rearrangement and activating point mutations. Mutations in this gene are associated with Hirschsprung disease and central hypoventilation syndrome and have been identified in patients with renal agenesis. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2017]