Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about AXLPROTEIN: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
In the brain, AXL is expressed in neurons, microglia, astrocytes, and vascular endothelial cells.
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| Gene Symbol | AXLPROTEIN |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | is a member of the TAM (TYRO3, AXL, MERTK) receptor tyrosine kinase family that plays versatile roles in both normal physiology and disease pathogenesis. |
| Primary Expression | neurons, microglia, astrocytes, and vascular endothelial cells |
| Subcellular Localization | ** | Cell membrane, Endosomes, Nucleus | |
| Molecular Weight | 140 kDa |
| GeneCards | AXLPROTEIN |
| Human Protein Atlas | AXLPROTEIN |
| Proline-rich region | N-terminal segment |
| Single-pass α-helical membrane span | Connects extracellular and intracellular domains |
| Tyrosine kinase domain | Catalytic domain with ATP-binding pocket |
| Activation loop | Contains key tyrosine phosphorylation sites (Tyr821, Tyr824, Tyr866) |
| Multiple tyrosine residues | Sites for autophosphorylation and SH2 domain recruitment |
| Dimerization required | AXL exists as monomers that dimerize upon ligand binding |
| Kinase activity | Ligand-induced dimerization triggers autophosphorylation |
| Associated Diseases | Aging, Alzheimer, Cancer, INFLAMMATION, Ms, NEUROINFLAMMATION |
| Interactions | ADAM10, AGING, ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AMYLOID, AND |
| KG Connections | 202 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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AXLPROTEIN["AXLPROTEIN"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
AXLPROTEIN -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
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Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
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Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
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Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning AXLPROTEIN in their description or question text
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