SDS
Monkey TEK Tyrosine Kinase, Endothelial ELISA kit
Catalog #: E09T0206
Sample Type: Biological samples

 

Other Names

Tie2; CD202b; CD202-B; TEK; VMCM1; Tyrosine Kinase With Immunoglobulin Like And EGF Like Domains 2; Venous Malformations Multiple Cutaneous And Mucosal

Research Area

Cardiovascular, Signal transduction, Stem cells, Cancer, Developmental Biology

Background

Angiopoietin-1 receptor also known as CD202B (cluster of differentiation 202B) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TEK gene.The TEK receptor tyrosine kinase is expressed almost exclusively in endothelial cells in mice, rats, and humans. This receptor possesses a unique extracellular domain containing 2 immunoglobulin-like loops separated by 3 epidermal growth factor-like repeats that are connected to 3 fibronectin type III-like repeats. The ligand for the receptor is angiopoietin-1. Defects in TEK are associated with inherited venous malformations; the TEK signaling pathway appears to be critical for endothelial cell-smooth muscle cell communication in venous morphogenesis. TEK is closely related to the TIE receptor tyrosine kinase.