RET Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

This gene, a member of the cadherin superfamily, encodes one of the receptor tyrosine kinases, which are cell-surface molecules that transduce signals for cell growth and differentiation. This gene plays a crucial role in neural crest development, and it can undergo oncogenic activation in vivo and in vitro by cytogenetic rearrangement. Mutations in this gene are associated with the disorders multiple endocrine neoplasia, type IIA, multiple endocrine neoplasia, type IIB, Hirschsprung disease, and medullary thyroid carcinoma. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. Additional transcript variants have been described but their biological validity has not been confirmed. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Ret: a proto-oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinase. Receptor for glial cell line-derived neurotropic factor (GDNF) and its congeners neurturin, persephin and artemin. Part of a multicompetent receptor complex with other membrane-bound ligand-binding GDNF family receptors (aGFRs). Required for development of the kidney and neural crest-derived cell types. Three alternatively spliced isoforms have been described.

Protein type: Oncoprotein; Membrane protein, integral; Protein kinase, TK; EC 2.7.10.1; Protein kinase, tyrosine (receptor); Kinase, protein; TK group; Ret family

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 10q11.2

Cellular Component: axon; cell soma; cytoplasm; dendrite; early endosome; endosome membrane; integral to plasma membrane; intracellular membrane-bound organelle; lipid raft; plasma membrane; receptor complex

Molecular Function: ATP binding; calcium ion binding; protein binding; protein-tyrosine kinase activity; receptor activity; transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity

Biological Process: caspase activation; embryonic epithelial tube formation; enteric nervous system development; homophilic cell adhesion; MAPKKK cascade; membrane protein proteolysis; neural crest cell migration; neuron adhesion; neuron maturation; peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; positive regulation of cell adhesion mediated by integrin; positive regulation of cell migration; positive regulation of cell size; positive regulation of neuron maturation; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; posterior midgut development; protein amino acid phosphorylation; regulation of axonogenesis; regulation of cell adhesion; response to drug; response to pain; retina development in camera-type eye; signal transduction; transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway; ureteric bud development

Disease: Hirschsprung Disease, Susceptibility To, 1; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Type Iia; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Type Iib; Thyroid Carcinoma, Familial Medullary; Thyroid Carcinoma, Papillary