The Family of Caenorhabditis elegans Tyrosine Kinase Receptors: Similarities and Differences with Mammalian Receptors

Table 1.

RTK Classes in Mammals and C. elegans

Class RTKs in mammals Orthologs in C. elegans
I EGFR, ERBB (4 known) LET-23
II insulin receptor, IGF1-R DAF-2
III (5 Ig) PDGFRs, CSF1R, KIT, FLT3 none
IV (3 Ig) FGF receptors (4 known) EGL-15
V (7 Ig) VEGF receptors (3 known) discussed here
VI MET/HGFR, RON, SEA F11E6.8 (discussed here)
VII (2 Ig) TRK/NGFRs (3 known), ROR KIN-8/CAM-1
VIII (1 Ig) ephrin receptors (14 known) VAB-1
IX GDNF/NTN receptor (RET) none
X (2 Ig) TIE1, TIE2 none
XI (2 Ig) AXL, TYRO3 none
XII collagen (discoidin) receptors (2 known) F11D5.3 (discussed here)
XIII agrin receptor (MUSK) none
  • The class definition is taken from Ullrich and Schlessinger (1990) and Rosnet and Birnbaum (1993) and updated. The order of classes is arbitrary.

  • When present in the extracellular region, the number of immunoglobulin-like domains (Ig) is indicated.

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  1. Genome Res. 9: 1026-1039

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