Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 5979
Gene name Ret proto-oncogene
Gene symbol RET
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CDHF12CDHR16HSCR1MEN2AMEN2BMTC1PTCRET-ELE1
Chromosome 10
Chromosome location 10q11.21
Summary This gene encodes a transmembrane receptor and member of the tyrosine protein kinase family of proteins. Binding of ligands such as GDNF (glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor) and other related proteins to the encoded receptor stimulates receptor d
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1800858 A>C,G Risk-factor, benign Genic upstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
rs2435357 T>C Risk-factor, benign Genic upstream transcript variant, intron variant
rs17158558 C>T Likely-benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, risk-factor, pathogenic, benign-likely-benign, benign, uncertain-significance Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs34682185 G>A Not-provided, likely-benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, pathogenic, uncertain-significance Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs55846256 C>A,T Pathogenic, uncertain-significance, likely-benign Missense variant, coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT004969 hsa-miR-31-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCR 19524507
MIRT005908 hsa-miR-29a-3p qRT-PCR 21169019
MIRT024374 hsa-miR-215-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT026714 hsa-miR-192-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT438713 hsa-miR-129-5p qRT-PCRWestern blot 24631532
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
6
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
ESR1 Unknown 21737465;21947652
FOXA1 Unknown 21947652
NKX2-1 Repression 19853745
SOX10 Activation 20977903
SOX10 Unknown 14523991
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000165 Process MAPK cascade IEA
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0001657 Process Ureteric bud development IEA
GO:0001755 Process Neural crest cell migration IEA
GO:0001838 Process Embryonic epithelial tube formation IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
164761 9967 ENSG00000165731
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P07949
Protein name Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase receptor Ret (EC 2.7.10.1) (Cadherin family member 12) (Proto-oncogene c-Ret) [Cleaved into: Soluble RET kinase fragment; Extracellular cell-membrane anchored RET cadherin 120 kDa fragment]
Protein function Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase involved in numerous cellular mechanisms including cell proliferation, neuronal navigation, cell migration, and cell differentiation in response to glia cell line-derived growth family factors (GDNF, NRTN, ARTN,
PDB 2IVS , 2IVT , 2IVU , 2IVV , 2X2K , 2X2L , 2X2M , 2X2U , 4CKI , 4CKJ , 4UX8 , 5AMN , 5FM2 , 5FM3 , 6FEK , 6GL7 , 6I82 , 6I83 , 6NE7 , 6NEC , 6NJA , 6Q2J , 6Q2N , 6Q2O , 6Q2R , 6Q2S , 6VHG , 7DU8 , 7DU9 , 7DUA , 7JU5 , 7JU6 , 7NZN , 7RUN
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF17756 RET_CLD1 29 154 RET Cadherin like domain 1 Domain
PF00028 Cadherin 172 262 Cadherin domain Domain
PF17812 RET_CLD3 265 379 RET Cadherin like domain 3 Domain
PF17813 RET_CLD4 404 507 RET Cadherin like domain 4 Domain
PF07714 PK_Tyr_Ser-Thr 724 1005 Protein tyrosine and serine/threonine kinase Domain
Sequence
MAKATSGAAGLRLLLLLLLPLLGKVALGLYFSRDAYWEKLYVDQAAGTPLLYVHALRDAP
EEVPSFRLGQHLYGTYRTRLHENNWICIQEDTGLLYLNRSLDHSSWEKLSVRNRGFPLLT
VYLKVFLSPTSLREGECQWPGCARVYFSFFNTSF
PACSSLKPRELCFPETRPSFRIRENR
PPGTFHQFRLLPVQFLCPNISVAYRLLEGEGLPFRCAPDSLEVSTRWALDREQREKYELV
AVCTVHAGAREEVVMVPFPVTV
YDEDDSAPTFPAGVDTASAVVEFKRKEDTVVATLRVFD
ADVVPASGELVRRYTSTLLPGDTWAQQTFRVEHWPNETSVQANGSFVRATVHDYRLVLNR
NLSISENRTMQLAVLVNDS
DFQGPGAGVLLLHFNVSVLPVSLHLPSTYSLSVSRRARRFA
QIGKVCVENCQAFSGINVQYKLHSSGANCSTLGVVTSAEDTSGILFVNDTKALRRPKCAE
LHYMVVATDQQTSRQAQAQLLVTVEGS
YVAEEAGCPLSCAVSKRRLECEECGGLGSPTGR
CEWRQGDGKGITRNFSTCSPSTKTCPDGHCDVVETQDINICPQDCLRGSIVGGHEPGEPR
GIKAGYGTCNCFPEEEKCFCEPEDIQDPLCDELCRTVIAAAVLFSFIVSVLLSAFCIHCY
HKFAHKPPISSAEMTFRRPAQAFPVSYSSSGARRPSLDSMENQVSVDAFKILEDPKWEFP
RKNLVLGKTLGEGEFGKVVKATAFHLKGRAGYTTVAVKMLKENASPSELRDLLSEFNVLK
QVNHPHVIKLYGACSQDGPLLLIVEYAKYGSLRGFLRESRKVGPGYLGSGGSRNSSSLDH
PDERALTMGDLISFAWQISQGMQYLAEMKLVHRDLAARNILVAEGRKMKISDFGLSRDVY
EEDSYVKRSQGRIPVKWMAIESLFDHIYTTQSDVWSFGVLLWEIVTLGGNPYPGIPPERL
FNLLKTGHRMERPDNCSEEMYRLMLQCWKQEPDKRPVFADISKDL
EKMMVKRRDYLDLAA
STPSDSLIYDDGLSEEETPLVDCNNAPLPRALPSTWIENKLYGMSDPNWPGESPVPLTRA
DGTNTGFPRYPNDSVYANWMLSPSAAKLMDTFDS
Sequence length 1114
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  MAPK signaling pathway
Calcium signaling pathway
PI3K-Akt signaling pathway
Pathways in cancer
Thyroid cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer
Central carbon metabolism in cancer
  RAF/MAP kinase cascade
RET signaling
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Aganglionic megacolon Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs77316810, rs77503355, rs76764689, rs77558292, rs79890926, rs377767391, rs1564491460, rs1564489315, rs1564490097, rs751572082, rs1564500612, rs1564501934, rs1588872865 RCV000736276
RCV000678747
RCV000678742
RCV000736274
RCV004018329
View all (10 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Appendicitis Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs767479170 RCV001289999
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Colorectal cancer Pathogenic rs1837613320 RCV001293844
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Familial medullary thyroid carcinoma Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2538470328, rs146646971, rs76262710, rs75076352, rs75996173, rs79781594, rs77503355, rs74799832, rs76534745, rs78014899, rs77939446, rs75030001, rs377767434, rs77558292, rs79658334
View all (3 more)
RCV003492764
RCV001589145
RCV002470710
RCV001310209
RCV005394154
View all (20 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Abnormal facial shape Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ALZHEIMER DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AMYLOIDOSIS, FAMILIAL CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BILATERAL RENAL AGENESIS GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Achondroplasia Achondroplasia Pubtator 22879958, 30355600 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acromegaly Acromegaly BEFREE 20739875, 30975543
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute monocytic leukemia Monocytic Leukemia BEFREE 24315414, 29654265
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML-M2) Leukemia BEFREE 9858145
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute myeloid leukemia, minimal differentiation Myeloid Leukemia BEFREE 9858145
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute myelomonocytic leukemia Myelomonocytic Leukemia BEFREE 9858145
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia BEFREE 9858145
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 22327623, 23150706, 23932363, 24504365, 26182302, 26762747, 27334835, 27635639, 28490466, 31715421
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of large intestine Colorectal Cancer BEFREE 17899288, 31715421
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of large intestine Colorectal Cancer UNIPROT_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only