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ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK)
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authored
[InstanceEdit:9667919] Orlic-Milacic, Marija, 2019-11-18
category
binding
compartment
[Compartment:984] extracellular region
[Compartment:876] plasma membrane
created
[InstanceEdit:9667901] Orlic-Milacic, Marija, 2019-11-18
dbId
9667914
displayName
ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK)
edited
[InstanceEdit:9667919] Orlic-Milacic, Marija, 2019-11-18
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-9851151] MDK and PTN in ALK signaling - Homo sapiens
followingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-9700137] ALK:MDK dimerization - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-9700662] Liganded-ALK dimer binds type I ALK-binding TKIs - Homo sapiens
input
[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:R-HSA-201502] ALK [plasma membrane]
[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:R-HSA-2160953] MDK [extracellular region]
isChimeric
false
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:9667900] Midkine binds to anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and acts as a growth factor for different cell types
maxDepth
1
modified
[InstanceEdit:10732209] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK)
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-GGA-9667914] ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK) - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-XTR-9667914] ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK) - Xenopus tropicalis
[Reaction:R-DRE-9667914] ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK) - Danio rerio
[Reaction:R-SSC-9667914] ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK) - Sus scrofa
[Reaction:R-BTA-9667914] ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK) - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-CFA-9667914] ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK) - Canis familiaris
[Reaction:R-RNO-9667914] ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK) - Rattus norvegicus
[Reaction:R-MMU-9667914] ALK binds ligand midkine (MDK) - Mus musculus
output
[Complex:R-HSA-9667909] MDK:ALK [plasma membrane]
releaseDate
2021-06-09
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:9729891] Inghirami, Giorgio, 2021-05-04
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-9667914
summation
[Summation:9667903] ALK receptor tyrosine kinase binds to secreted growth factor...
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(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-9851151] MDK and PTN in ALK signaling
(precedingEvent)
[Reaction:R-HSA-9700662] Liganded-ALK dimer binds type I ALK-binding TKIs
[Reaction:R-HSA-9700137] ALK:MDK dimerization
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