BLK

ENSG00000136573
Target class
Kinase
Chromosome
8
Approved drugs
1
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
5

Approved drugs
1
ClinGen gene-disease validity
Refuted
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
5

Chemical probe available
Yes

Other names
  • MGC10442
Target name
BLK
Gene name
BLK proto-oncogene, Src family tyrosine kinase
Gene symbol
BLK
Protein name
Tyrosine-protein kinase Blk (EC 2.7.10.2) (B lymphocyte kinase) (p55-Blk)

Gene biotype
Protein coding
Gene family
SH2 domain containing|Src family tyrosine kinases
Target class
Kinase
Target type
Human gene

Tissues expressed in
6
Protein localisation evidence grade
Uncertain
Highest tissue expression
103.76
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.933
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.977

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:640
Protein interaction confidence
0.807211
Protein interaction partners
19

  • R-HSA-8939245
  • R-HSA-983695

End position
11564599
Start position
11486894
Chromosome
8
Strand
Forward

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000136573
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
640
UniProt ID
P51451

  • Cell membrane
  • Lipid-anchor . Note=Present and active in lipid rafts. Membrane location is required for the phosphorylation of CD79A and CD79B (By similarity). .

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.977215
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.933158

Expression in transcripts per million

Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes
103.76
Spleen
82.08
Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum
25.48
Whole Blood
6.58
Lung
1.44

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes103.76
  • Spleen82.08
  • Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum25.48
  • Whole Blood6.58
  • Lung1.44
  • Colon - Transverse1.25
  • Stomach0.72
  • Esophagus - Mucosa0.72
  • Minor Salivary Gland0.63
  • Fallopian Tube0.55
  • Liver0.54
  • Kidney - Cortex0.49
  • Thyroid0.45
  • Cells - Cultured fibroblasts0.45
  • Testis0.4
  • Kidney - Medulla0.33
  • Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)0.29
  • Prostate0.26
  • Breast - Mammary Tissue0.22
  • Adipose - Subcutaneous0.18
  • Bladder0.17
  • Vagina0.17
  • Cervix - Endocervix0.15
  • Artery - Coronary0.15
  • Adrenal Gland0.14

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

Cellular components

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