MDK, Official Symbol MDKprovided by HGNC Official Full Name midkineprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6972 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000110492 MIM:162096; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6972 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as MK; ARAP; NEGF2 Summary 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] Expression Broad expression in ovary (RPKM 88.5), endometrium (RPKM 55.5) and 14 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all