Gas6 ELISA Kit for Rat

This gene encodes a gamma-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla)-containing protein thought to be involved in the stimulation of cell proliferation. This gene is frequently overexpressed in many cancers and has been implicated as an adverse prognostic marker. Elevated protein levels are additionally associated with a variety of disease states, including venous thromboembolic disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic renal failure, and preeclampsia. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2014]

GAS6: Ligand for tyrosine-protein kinase receptors AXL, TYRO3 and MER whose signaling is implicated in cell growth and survival, cell adhesion and cell migration. GAS6/AXL signaling plays a role in various processes such as endothelial cell survival during acidification by preventing apoptosis, optimal cytokine signaling during human natural killer cell development, hepatic regeneration, gonadotropin-releasing hormone neuron survival and migration, platelet activation, or regulation of thrombotic responses. 4 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Secreted; Ligand, receptor tyrosine kinase; Secreted, signal peptide

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 13q34

Cellular Component: extracellular space; endoplasmic reticulum lumen; Golgi lumen; cytoplasm; extracellular region

Molecular Function: voltage-gated calcium channel activity; protein binding; phosphatidylserine binding; caspase inhibitor activity; protein tyrosine kinase activator activity; calcium ion binding; receptor tyrosine kinase binding; receptor agonist activity; molecular adaptor activity; receptor binding

Biological Process: proteolysis; enzyme linked receptor protein signaling pathway; protein amino acid phosphorylation; positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation; viral envelope fusion with host membrane; negative regulation of protein import into nucleus, translocation; regulation of growth; positive regulation of phagocytosis; negative regulation of interleukin-6 production; cell cycle arrest; cell adhesion; positive regulation of TOR signaling pathway; platelet activation; organ regeneration; activation of protein kinase B; negative regulation of transcription factor activity; cellular response to starvation; peptidyl-glutamic acid carboxylation; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; negative regulation of interleukin-1 secretion; leukocyte migration; negative regulation of apoptosis; entry of virus into host cell; neuron migration; negative regulation of caspase activity; signal transduction; positive regulation of protein export from nucleus; positive regulation of natural killer cell differentiation; platelet degranulation; positive regulation of glomerular filtration; negative regulation of interferon-gamma production; protein kinase B signaling cascade; virion attachment, binding of host cell surface receptor; cell migration; negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor production; viral genome replication; post-translational protein modification; positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; cell-substrate adhesion; phagocytosis; cell proliferation; positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling cascade; peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; cellular protein metabolic process; positive regulation of protein kinase activity; positive regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation; blood coagulation; positive regulation of cytokine and chemokine mediated signaling pathway; apoptotic cell clearance