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MST1R

Macrophage-stimulating protein receptor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MST1R gene. MST1R is also known as RON kinase, named after the French city in which it was discovered. It is related to the c-MET receptor tyrosine kinase.

Last revised
Jun 5, 2026
Read time
≈ 5 min
Length
1,131 w
Citations
14
Source
MST1R
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesMST1R, CD136, CDw136, PTK8, RON, macrophage stimulating 1 receptor, NPCA3, SEA
External IDsOMIM: 600168; MGI: 99614; HomoloGene: 1835; GeneCards: MST1R; OMA:MST1R - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001244937
NM_002447
NM_001318913

NM_001287261
NM_009074

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001231866
NP_001305842
NP_002438

NP_001274190
NP_033100

Location (UCSC)Chr 3: 49.89 – 49.9 MbChr 9: 107.78 – 107.8 Mb
PubMed search34
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Macrophage-stimulating protein receptor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MST1R gene.56 MST1R is also known as RON (Recepteur d'Origine Nantais) kinase, named after the French city in which it was discovered. It is related to the c-MET receptor tyrosine kinase.57

Interactions

MST1R has been shown to interact with Grb2.89

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000164078Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000032584Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Ronsin C, Muscatelli F, Mattei MG, Breathnach R (May 1993). "A novel putative receptor protein tyrosine kinase of the met family". Oncogene. 8 (5): 1195–202. PMID 8386824.
  6. "Entrez Gene: MST1R macrophage stimulating 1 receptor (c-met-related tyrosine kinase)".
  7. Gaudino G, Follenzi A, Naldini L, Collesi C, Santoro M, Gallo KA, Godowski PJ, Comoglio PM (August 1994). "RON is a heterodimeric tyrosine kinase receptor activated by the HGF homologue MSP". EMBO J. 13 (15): 3524–32. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06659.x. PMC 395256. PMID 8062829.
  8. Li BQ, Wang MH, Kung HF, Ronsin C, Breathnach R, Leonard EJ, Kamata T (November 1995). "Macrophage-stimulating protein activates Ras by both activation and translocation of SOS nucleotide exchange factor". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 216 (1): 110–8. Bibcode:1995BBRC..216..110L. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1995.2598. PMID 7488076.
  9. Iwama A, Yamaguchi N, Suda T (November 1996). "STK/RON receptor tyrosine kinase mediates both apoptotic and growth signals via the multifunctional docking site conserved among the HGF receptor family". EMBO J. 15 (21): 5866–75. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00973.x. PMC 452340. PMID 8918464.
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