PTK2B wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human PTK2B wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 8p21.1 and is approximately 148 kb in length. This allele, which encodes protein tyrosine kinase 2 beta protein, plays a role in both the calcium-dependent regulation of ion channels and activation of the map kinase signaling pathway.

**Synonyms:** - CADTK - CAKB - Cell Adhesion Kinase, Beta Gene - FADK2 - FAK2 - PKB - PTK - PTK2B Protein Tyrosine Kinase 2 Beta Gene - PYK2 - Protein Tyrosine Kinase 2 Beta wt Allele - Protein-Tyrosine Kinase 2, Beta Gene - RAFTK