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ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK)
Stable Identifier
R-HSA-9667914
Type
Reaction [binding]
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
extracellular region
,
plasma membrane
ReviewStatus
5/5
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Signaling by ALK (Homo sapiens)
MDK and PTN in ALK signaling (Homo sapiens)
ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK) (Homo sapiens)
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ALK receptor tyrosine kinase binds to secreted growth factor midkine (MDK), homologous to pleiotrophin (PTN) (Stoica et al, 2002). MDK activates PI3K signaling (Stoica et al. 2002) and IRS1/NFKB signaling (Kuo et al, 2007) downstream of ALK.
Literature References
PubMed ID
Title
Journal
Year
12122009
Midkine binds to anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and acts as a growth factor for different cell types
Wellstein, A
,
Kuo, AH
,
Stoica, GE
,
Riegel, AT
,
Bowden, ET
,
Sale, EB
,
Powers, C
J. Biol. Chem.
2002
Participants
Input
ALK [plasma membrane]
(Homo sapiens)
MDK [extracellular region]
(Homo sapiens)
Output
MDK:ALK [plasma membrane]
(Homo sapiens)
Participates
as an event of
MDK and PTN in ALK signaling (Homo sapiens)
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Authored
Orlic-Milacic, M (2019-11-18)
Reviewed
Inghirami, G (2021-05-04)
Created
Orlic-Milacic, M (2019-11-18)
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