NCIt synonyms : AXL Receptor Tyrosine Kinase wt Allele; AXL Transforming Gene; UFO Gene; ARK; JTK11; Tyro7; AXL Transforming Sequence/Gene;
NCIt definition : Human AXL wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 19q13.2 and is approximately
43 kb in length. This allele, which encodes tyrosine-protein kinase receptor UFO protein
is involved in extracellular matrix signal transduction and cellular proliferation
stimulation. The AXL gene is a chronic myelogenous leukemia-associated oncogene and
is also associated with colon cancer and melanoma.;