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PTK2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q15333532
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Summary

PTK2 is a gene[1]. PTK2 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: protein[3]
  • Subclass of: protein-coding gene[4]
  • Part of: membrane protein[5]
  • Commons category: Focal adhesion kinase 1[6]
  • HomoloGene ID: 7314[7]
  • Genomic start: 19430659[8]
  • Genomic end: 19437259[9]
  • Molecular function: ATP binding[10], protein serine/threonine kinase activity[11], transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity[12], protein kinase activity[13]

Why It Matters

PTK2 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] PTK2 is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . GeneDB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ensembl Release 105. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ensembl Release 105. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ESG: extended similarity group method for automated protein function prediction. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ESG: extended similarity group method for automated protein function prediction. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Kersti Nebelsiek · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon → Homo sapiens, Drosophila melanogaster, Schistosoma mansoni
    Part of → membrane protein
    Instance of → gene, protein
    Genedb id → Smp_137610.1
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q61629182 */"
  2. 11w ago · KaterynaVa · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chromosome → Drosophila melanogaster chromosome 2R, human chromosome 8
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Chromosome: human chromosome 8"
  3. 21w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Chromosome → Drosophila melanogaster chromosome 2R, human chromosome 8
    Strand orientation → reverse strand
    Instance of → gene, protein
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||gsw */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32527|batch #32527]]: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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