RON Antibodies

Target Information

MST1R (RON) is a receptor tyrosine kinase involved in cell proliferation and motility. The protein is a membrane-spanning, disulfide-linked heterodimer, which results from cleavage of a glycosylated precursor into 35-kD (alpha) and 150-kD (beta) subunits. Ligand binding results in tyrosine phosphorylation of the beta chain. In knockout studies, MST1R/RON (-/-) mice failed to survive past the periimplantation period. The MST1R/RON gene has been mapped to 3p21, a region of frequent deletion or mutation in small cell lung and renal carcinoma, and has been implicated in the progression of several epithelial cancers. MST1R/Ron expression has been documented in many normal human tissues. ESTs have been isolated from several tissue libraries, including normal colon, mouth, prostate, and testis and cancerous colon, prostate, stomach, and uteru.

Synonyms

CD136; CDw136; c-met-related tyrosine kinase; friend virus susceptibility 2; Fv2; Fv-2; macrophage stimulating 1 receptor; macrophage stimulating 1 receptor (c-met-related tyrosine kinase); macrophage-stimulating protein receptor; Macrophage-stimulating protein receptor alpha chain; Macrophage-stimulating protein receptor beta chain; MSP receptor; Mst1r; MST1R variant RON30; MST1R variant RON62; p185-Ron; protein tyrosine kinase 8; Protein-tyrosine kinase 8; PTK8; PTK8 protein tyrosine kinase 8; receptor protein tyrosine kinase, c-met-related; Ron; RON variant E2E3; Stem cell-derived tyrosine kinase; Stk