title: Analysis of the murine Dtk gene identifies conservation of genomic structure within a new receptor tyrosine kinase subfamily.
abstract: The receptor tyrosine kinase Dtk/Tyro 3/Sky/rse/brt/tif is a member of a new subfamily of receptors that also includes Axl/Ufo/Ark and Eyk/Mer. These receptors are characterized by the presence of two immunoglobulin-like loops and two fibronectin type III repeats in their extracellular domains. The structure of the murine Dtk gene has been determined. The gene consists of 21 exons that are distributed over 21 kb of genomic DNA. An isoform of Dtk is generated by differential splicing of exons from the 5' region of the gene. The overall genomic structure of Dtk is virtually identical to that determined for the human UFO gene. This particular genomic organization is likely to have been duplicated and closely maintained throughout evolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Crosier
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Crosier
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005091:Exons; D014644:Genetic Variation; D016678:Genome; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D051379:Mice / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D015513:Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D000094963:Axl Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
chemical_list: D015513:Oncogene Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D004247:DNA; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C084944:TYRO3 protein, human; D000094963:Axl Receptor Tyrosine Kinase