Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2

NameVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
Synonyms
  • 2.7.10.1
  • Fetal liver kinase 1
  • FLK-1
  • FLK1
  • KDR
  • Kinase insert domain receptor
  • Protein-tyrosine kinase receptor flk-1
  • VEGFR-2
  • VEGFR2
Gene NameKDR
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000735|Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
MQSKVLLAVALWLCVETRAASVGLPSVSLDLPRLSIQKDILTIKANTTLQITCRGQRDLD
WLWPNNQSGSEQRVEVTECSDGLFCKTLTIPKVIGNDTGAYKCFYRETDLASVIYVYVQD
YRSPFIASVSDQHGVVYITENKNKTVVIPCLGSISNLNVSLCARYPEKRFVPDGNRISWD
SKKGFTIPSYMISYAGMVFCEAKINDESYQSIMYIVVVVGYRIYDVVLSPSHGIELSVGE
KLVLNCTARTELNVGIDFNWEYPSSKHQHKKLVNRDLKTQSGSEMKKFLSTLTIDGVTRS
DQGLYTCAASSGLMTKKNSTFVRVHEKPFVAFGSGMESLVEATVGERVRIPAKYLGYPPP
EIKWYKNGIPLESNHTIKAGHVLTIMEVSERDTGNYTVILTNPISKEKQSHVVSLVVYVP
PQIGEKSLISPVDSYQYGTTQTLTCTVYAIPPPHHIHWYWQLEEECANEPSQAVSVTNPY
PCEEWRSVEDFQGGNKIEVNKNQFALIEGKNKTVSTLVIQAANVSALYKCEAVNKVGRGE
RVISFHVTRGPEITLQPDMQPTEQESVSLWCTADRSTFENLTWYKLGPQPLPIHVGELPT
PVCKNLDTLWKLNATMFSNSTNDILIMELKNASLQDQGDYVCLAQDRKTKKRHCVVRQLT
VLERVAPTITGNLENQTTSIGESIEVSCTASGNPPPQIMWFKDNETLVEDSGIVLKDGNR
NLTIRRVRKEDEGLYTCQACSVLGCAKVEAFFIIEGAQEKTNLEIIILVGTAVIAMFFWL
LLVIILRTVKRANGGELKTGYLSIVMDPDELPLDEHCERLPYDASKWEFPRDRLKLGKPL
GRGAFGQVIEADAFGIDKTATCRTVAVKMLKEGATHSEHRALMSELKILIHIGHHLNVVN
LLGACTKPGGPLMVIVEFCKFGNLSTYLRSKRNEFVPYKTKGARFRQGKDYVGAIPVDLK
RRLDSITSSQSSASSGFVEEKSLSDVEEEEAPEDLYKDFLTLEHLICYSFQVAKGMEFLA
SRKCIHRDLAARNILLSEKNVVKICDFGLARDIYKDPDYVRKGDARLPLKWMAPETIFDR
VYTIQSDVWSFGVLLWEIFSLGASPYPGVKIDEEFCRRLKEGTRMRAPDYTTPEMYQTML
DCWHGEPSQRPTFSELVEHLGNLLQANAQQDGKDYIVLPISETLSMEEDSGLSLPTSPVS
CMEEEEVCDPKFHYDNTAGISQYLQNSKRKSRPVSVKTFEDIPLEEPEVKVIPDDNQTDS
GMVLASEELKTLEDRTKLSPSFGGMVPSKSRESVASEGSNQTSGYQSGYHSDDTDTTVYS
SEEAELLKLIEIGVQTGSTAQILQPDSGTTLSSPPV
Number of residues1356
Molecular Weight151525.555
Theoretical pI5.64
GO Classification
Functions
  • receptor signaling protein tyrosine kinase activity
  • protein tyrosine kinase activity
  • vascular endothelial growth factor binding
  • ATP binding
  • transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity
  • integrin binding
  • vascular endothelial growth factor-activated receptor activity
  • Hsp90 protein binding
  • growth factor binding
Processes
  • cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis
  • vascular endothelial growth factor signaling pathway
  • angiogenesis
  • positive regulation of focal adhesion assembly
  • embryonic hemopoiesis
  • regulation of hematopoietic progenitor cell differentiation
  • viral process
  • branching morphogenesis of an epithelial tube
  • positive regulation of endothelial cell migration
  • peptidyl-tyrosine autophosphorylation
  • regulation of endothelial cell differentiation
  • ovarian follicle development
  • peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation
  • lung alveolus development
  • cell fate commitment
  • positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
  • positive regulation of protein phosphorylation
  • positive regulation of mesenchymal cell proliferation
  • protein autophosphorylation
  • positive regulation of vasculogenesis
  • transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of endothelial cell apoptotic process
  • vasculogenesis
  • positive regulation of angiogenesis
  • extracellular matrix organization
  • positive regulation of cell migration
  • positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase biosynthetic process
  • cell maturation
  • negative regulation of apoptotic process
  • endothelium development
  • calcium-mediated signaling using intracellular calcium source
  • positive regulation of endothelial cell proliferation
  • vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • surfactant homeostasis
  • positive regulation of positive chemotaxis
  • positive regulation of cell proliferation
  • calcium ion homeostasis
  • cellular response to vascular endothelial growth factor stimulus
  • positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling
  • endothelial cell differentiation
  • lymph vessel development
  • regulation of cell shape
  • signal transduction by protein phosphorylation
  • positive regulation of MAPK cascade
Components
  • endosome
  • cell junction
  • early endosome
  • Golgi apparatus
  • cytoplasmic membrane-bounded vesicle
  • sorting endosome
  • external side of plasma membrane
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • extracellular region
  • nucleus
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • plasma membrane
  • membrane raft
General FunctionVascular endothelial growth factor-activated receptor activity
Specific FunctionTyrosine-protein kinase that acts as a cell-surface receptor for VEGFA, VEGFC and VEGFD. Plays an essential role in the regulation of angiogenesis, vascular development, vascular permeability, and embryonic hematopoiesis. Promotes proliferation, survival, migration and differentiation of endothelial cells. Promotes reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. Isoforms lacking a transmembrane domain, such as isoform 2 and isoform 3, may function as decoy receptors for VEGFA, VEGFC and/or VEGFD. Isoform 2 plays an important role as negative regulator of VEGFA- and VEGFC-mediated lymphangiogenesis by limiting the amount of free VEGFA and/or VEGFC and preventing their binding to FLT4. Modulates FLT1 and FLT4 signaling by forming heterodimers. Binding of vascular growth factors to isoform 1 leads to the activation of several signaling cascades. Activation of PLCG1 leads to the production of the cellular signaling molecules diacylglycerol and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and the activation of protein kinase C. Mediates activation of MAPK1/ERK2, MAPK3/ERK1 and the MAP kinase signaling pathway, as well as of the AKT1 signaling pathway. Mediates phosphorylation of PIK3R1, the regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton and activation of PTK2/FAK1. Required for VEGFA-mediated induction of NOS2 and NOS3, leading to the production of the signaling molecule nitric oxide (NO) by endothelial cells. Phosphorylates PLCG1. Promotes phosphorylation of FYN, NCK1, NOS3, PIK3R1, PTK2/FAK1 and SRC.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions765-785
GenBank Protein ID2655412
UniProtKB IDP35968
UniProtKB Entry NameVGFR2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020462|Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (KDR)
ATGCAGAGCAAGGTGCTGCTGGCCGTCGCCCTGTGGCTCTGCGTGGAGACCCGGGCCGCC
TCTGTGGGTTTGCCTAGTGTTTCTCTTGATCTGCCCAGGCTCAGCATACAAAAAGACATA
CTTACAATTAAGGCTAATACAACTCTTCAAATTACTTGCAGGGGACAGAGGGACTTGGAC
TGGCTTTGGCCCAATAATCAGAGTGGCAGTGAGCAAAGGGTGGAGGTGACTGAGTGCAGC
GATGGCCTCTTCTGTAAGACACTCACAATTCCAAAAGTGATCGGAAATGACACTGGAGCC
TACAAGTGCTTCTACCGGGAAACTGACTTGGCCTCGGTCATTTATGTCTATGTTCAAGAT
TACAGATCTCCATTTATTGCTTCTGTTAGTGACCAACATGGAGTCGTGTACATTACTGAG
AACAAAAACAAAACTGTGGTGATTCCATGTCTCGGGTCCATTTCAAATCTCAACGTGTCA
CTTTGTGCAAGATACCCAGAAAAGAGATTTGTTCCTGATGGTAACAGAATTTCCTGGGAC
AGCAAGAAGGGCTTTACTATTCCCAGCTACATGATCAGCTATGCTGGCATGGTCTTCTGT
GAAGCAAAAATTAATGATGAAAGTTACCAGTCTATTATGTACATAGTTGTCGTTGTAGGG
TATAGGATTTATGATGTGGTTCTGAGTCCGTCTCATGGAATTGAACTATCTGTTGGAGAA
AAGCTTGTCTTAAATTGTACAGCAAGAACTGAACTAAATGTGGGGATTGACTTCAACTGG
GAATACCCTTCTTCGAAGCATCAGCATAAGAAACTTGTAAACCGAGACCTAAAAACCCAG
TCTGGGAGTGAGATGAAGAAATTTTTGAGCACCTTAACTATAGATGGTGTAACCCGGAGT
GACCAAGGATTGTACACCTGTGCAGCATCCAGTGGGCTGATGACCAAGAAGAACAGCACA
TTTGTCAGGGTCCATGAAAAACCTTTTGTTGCTTTTGGAAGTGGCATGGAATCTCTGGTG
GAAGCCACGGTGGGGGAGCGTGTCAGAATCCCTGCGAAGTACCTTGGTTACCCACCCCCA
GAAATAAAATGGTATAAAAATGGAATACCCCTTGAGTCCAATCACACAATTAAAGCGGGG
CATGTACTGACGATTATGGAAGTGAGTGAAAGAGACACAGGAAATTACACTGTCATCCTT
ACCAATCCCATTTCAAAGGAGAAGCAGAGCCATGTGGTCTCTCTGGTTGTGTATGTCCCA
CCCCAGATTGGTGAGAAATCTCTAATCTCTCCTGTGGATTCCTACCAGTACGGCACCACT
CAAACGCTGACATGTACGGTCTATGCCATTCCTCCCCCGCATCACATCCACTGGTATTGG
CAGTTGGAGGAAGAGTGCGCCAACGAGCCCAGCCAAGCTGTCTCAGTGACAAACCCATAC
CCTTGTGAAGAATGGAGAAGTGTGGAGGACTTCCAGGGAGGAAATAAAATTGAAGTTAAT
AAAAATCAATTTGCTCTAATTGAAGGAAAAAACAAAACTGTAAGTACCCTTGTTATCCAA
GCGGCAAATGTGTCAGCTTTGTACAAATGTGAAGCGGTCAACAAAGTCGGGAGAGGAGAG
AGGGTGATCTCCTTCCACGTGACCAGGGGTCCTGAAATTACTTTGCAACCTGACATGCAG
CCCACTGAGCAGGAGAGCGTGTCTTTGTGGTGCACTGCAGACAGATCTACGTTTGAGAAC
CTCACATGGTACAAGCTTGGCCCACAGCCTCTGCCAATCCATGTGGGAGAGTTGCCCACA
CCTGTTTGCAAGAACTTGGATACTCTTTGGAAATTGAATGCCACCATGTTCTCTAATAGC
ACAAATGACATTTTGATCATGGAGCTTAAGAATGCATCCTTGCAGGACCAAGGAGACTAT
GTCTGCCTTGCTCAAGACAGGAAGACCAAGAAAAGACATTGCGTGGTCAGGCAGCTCACA
GTCCTAGAGCGTGTGGCACCCACGATCACAGGAAACCTGGAGAATCAGACGACAAGTATT
GGGGAAAGCATCGAAGTCTCATGCACGGCATCTGGGAATCCCCCTCCACAGATCATGTGG
TTTAAAGATAATGAGACCCTTGTAGAAGACTCAGGCATTGTATTGAAGGATGGGAACCGG
AACCTCACTATCCGCAGAGTGAGGAAGGAGGACGAAGGCCTCTACACCTGCCAGGCATGC
AGTGTTCTTGGCTGTGCAAAAGTGGAGGCATTTTTCATAATAGAAGGTGCCCAGGAAAAG
ACGAACTTGGAAATCATTATTCTAGTAGGCACGGCGGTGATTGCCATGTTCTTCTGGCTA
CTTCTTGTCATCATCCTACGGACCGTTAAGCGGGCCAATGGAGGGGAACTGAAGACAGGC
TACTTGTCCATCGTCATGGATCCAGATGAACTCCCATTGGATGAACATTGTGAACGACTG
CCTTATGATGCCAGCAAATGGGAATTCCCCAGAGACCGGCTGAAGCTAGGTAAGCCTCTT
GGCCGTGGTGCCTTTGGCCAAGTGATTGAAGCAGATGCCTTTGGAATTGACAAGACAGCA
ACTTGCAGGACAGTAGCAGTCAAAATGTTGAAAGAAGGAGCAACACACAGTGAGCATCGA
GCTCTCATGTCTGAACTCAAGATCCTCATTCATATTGGTCACCATCTCAATGTGGTCAAC
CTTCTAGGTGCCTGTACCAAGCCAGGAGGGCCACTCATGGTGATTGTGGAATTCTGCAAA
TTTGGAAACCTGTCCACTTACCTGAGGAGCAAGAGAAATGAATTTGTCCCCTACAAGACC
AAAGGGGCACGATTCCGTCAAGGGAAAGACTACGTTGGAGCAATCCCTGTGGATCTGAAA
CGGCGCTTGGACAGCATCACCAGTAGCCAGAGCTCAGCCAGCTCTGGATTTGTGGAGGAG
AAGTCCCTCAGTGATGTAGAAGAAGAGGAAGCTCCTGAAGATCTGTATAAGGACTTCCTG
ACCTTGGAGCATCTCATCTGTTACAGCTTCCAAGTGGCTAAGGGCATGGAGTTCTTGGCA
TCGCGAAAGTGTATCCACAGGGACCTGGCGGCACGAAATATCCTCTTATCGGAGAAGAAC
GTGGTTAAAATCTGTGACTTTGGCTTGGCCCGGGATATTTATAAAGATCCAGATTATGTC
AGAAAAGGAGATGCTCGCCTCCCTTTGAAATGGATGGCCCCAGAAACAATTTTTGACAGA
GTGTACACAATCCAGAGTGACGTCTGGTCTTTTGGTGTTTTGCTGTGGGAAATATTTTCC
TTAGGTGCTTCTCCATATCCTGGGGTAAAGATTGATGAAGAATTTTGTAGGCGATTGAAA
GAAGGAACTAGAATGAGGGCCCCTGATTATACTACACCAGAAATGTACCAGACCATGCTG
GACTGCTGGCACGGGGAGCCCAGTCAGAGACCCACGTTTTCAGAGTTGGTGGAACATTTG
GGAAATCTCTTGCAAGCTAATGCTCAGCAGGATGGCAAAGACTACATTGTTCTTCCGATA
TCAGAGACTTTGAGCATGGAAGAGGATTCTGGACTCTCTCTGCCTACCTCACCTGTTTCC
TGTATGGAGGAGGAGGAAGTATGTGACCCCAAATTCCATTATGACAACACAGCAGGAATC
AGTCAGTATCTGCAGAACAGTAAGCGAAAGAGCCGGCCTGTGAGTGTAAAAACATTTGAA
GATATCCCGTTAGAAGAACCAGAAGTAAAAGTAATCCCAGATGACAACCAGACGGACAGT
GGTATGGTTCTTGCCTCAGAAGAGCTGAAAACTTTGGAAGACAGAACCAAATTATCTCCA
TCTTTTGGTGGAATGGTGCCCAGCAAAAGCAGGGAGTCTGTGGCATCTGAAGGCTCAAAC
CAGACAAGCGGCTACCAGTCCGGATATCACTCCGATGACACAGACACCACCGTGTACTCC
AGTGAGGAAGCAGAACTTTTAAAGCTGATAGAGATTGGAGTGCAAACCGGTAGCACAGCC
CAGATTCTCCAGCCTGACTCGGGGACCACACTGAGCTCTCCTCCTGTTTAA
GenBank Gene IDAF035121
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDKDR
HGNC IDHGNC:6307
Chromosome Location4
Locus4q11-q12
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