Synonyms:ARAP, ENTREZ:4192, HGNC:6972, MDK, MIM:162096, MK, NEGF2, NM_001012333, NM_001012334, NM_001270550, NM_001270551, NM_001270552, NM_002391, NP_001012333, NP_001012334, NP_001257479, NP_001257480, NP_001257481, NP_002382, NR_073039, XM_011520116, XM_017017764, XP_011518418, XP_016873253, midkine
Omim:OMIM:162096
Id:ENSG00000110492
Hgnc:HGNC:6972
Description:midkine
This gene encodes a member of a small family of secreted growth factors that binds heparin and responds to retinoic acid. The encoded protein promotes cell growth, migration, and angiogenesis, in particular during tumorigenesis. This gene has been targeted as a therapeutic for a variety of different disorders. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2012]