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ILK integrin linked kinase

Gene ID: 3611, updated on 10-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: P59; ILK-1; ILK-2; p59ILK; HEL-S-28

Summary

This gene encodes a protein with a kinase-like domain and four ankyrin-like repeats. The encoded protein associates at the cell membrane with the cytoplasmic domain of beta integrins, where it regulates integrin-mediated signal transduction. Activity of this protein is important in the epithelial to mesenchymal transition, and over-expression of this gene is implicated in tumor growth and metastasis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2013]

Genomic context

Location:
11p15.4
Sequence:
Chromosome: 11; NC_000011.10 (6603774..6610870)
Total number of exons:
13

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