{"symbol":"MERTK","synonyms":["TYRO12","RP38","C-EYK","C-MER"],"name":"MER proto-oncogene, tyrosine kinase","description":"This gene is a member of the MER/AXL/TYRO3 receptor kinase family and encodes a transmembrane protein with two fibronectin type-III domains, two Ig-like C2-type (immunoglobulin-like) domains, and one tyrosine kinase domain. Mutations in this gene have been associated with disruption of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) phagocytosis pathway and onset of autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":10461,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/10461","proteins":[{"symbol":"MERTK_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/MERTK_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Fibronectin type III domain containing","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Fibronectin+type+III+domain+containing"},{"name":"Immunoglobulin superfamily domain containing","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Immunoglobulin+superfamily+domain+containing"},{"name":"Receptor kinases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Receptor+kinases"}]}