About Tyrosine-protein kinase Mer
Tyrosine-protein kinase Mer (MERTK) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
Q12866, 999 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
701 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Tyrosine-protein kinase Mer |
| UniProt accession | Q12866 |
| Gene | MERTK |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 999 residues |
| Molecular weight | — |
| EC numbers | — |
| Target class | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Subcellular location | — |
| Keywords | — |
Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
| Druggability score | — |
| Pocket score | — |
| Max clinical phase | — |
Approved drugs hitting this target (16)
DrugCentral-linked approved drugs that act on this protein.
Disease associations (701)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- retinitis pigmentosa · score 0.75
- Retinal dystrophy · score 0.55
- autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa · score 0.52
- genetic disorder · score 0.41
- Posterior column ataxia - retinitis pigmentosa · score 0.41
- Leber congenital amaurosis · score 0.39
- aspartate aminotransferase measurement · score 0.38
- serum alanine aminotransferase measurement · score 0.38
- appendicular lean mass · score 0.37
- systolic blood pressure · score 0.37
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-Q12866-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 72.24 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (999 residues)
MGPAPLPLLL GLFLPALWRR AITEAREEAK PYPLFPGPFP GSLQTDHTPL LSLPHASGYQ PALMFSPTQP GRPHTGNVAI PQVTSVESKP LPPLAFKHTV GHIILSEHKG VKFNCSISVP NIYQDTTISW WKDGKELLGA HHAITQFYPD DEVTAIIASF SITSVQRSDN GSYICKMKIN NEEIVSDPIY IEVQGLPHFT KQPESMNVTR NTAFNLTCQA VGPPEPVNIF WVQNSSRVNE QPEKSPSVLT VPGLTEMAVF SCEAHNDKGL TVSKGVQINI KAIPSPPTEV SIRNSTAHSI LISWVPGFDG YSPFRNCSIQ VKEADPLSNG SVMIFNTSAL PHLYQIKQLQ ALANYSIGVS CMNEIGWSAV SPWILASTTE GAPSVAPLNV TVFLNESSDN VDIRWMKPPT KQQDGELVGY RISHVWQSAG ISKELLEEVG QNGSRARISV QVHNATCTVR IAAVTRGGVG PFSDPVKIFI PAHGWVDYAP SSTPAPGNAD PVLIIFGCFC GFILIGLILY ISLAIRKRVQ ETKFGNAFTE EDSELVVNYI AKKSFCRRAI ELTLHSLGVS EELQNKLEDV VIDRNLLILG KILGEGEFGS VMEGNLKQED GTSLKVAVKT MKLDNSSQRE IEEFLSEAAC MKDFSHPNVI RLLGVCIEMS SQGIPKPMVI LPFMKYGDLH TYLLYSRLET GPKHIPLQTL LKFMVDIALG MEYLSNRNFL HRDLAARNCM LRDDMTVCVA DFGLSKKIYS GDYYRQGRIA KMPVKWIAIE SLADRVYTSK SDVWAFGVTM WEIATRGMTP YPGVQNHEMY DYLLHGHRLK QPEDCLDELY EIMYSCWRTD PLDRPTFSVL RLQLEKLLES LPDVRNQADV IYVNTQLLES SEGLAQGSTL APLDLNIDPD SIIASCTPRA AISVVTAEVH DSKPHEGRYI LNGGSEEWED LTSAPSAAVT AEKNSVLPGE RLVRNGVSWS HSSMLPLGSS LPDELLFADD SSEGSEVLM
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