ERGR - Ethanol-Related Gene Resource

Gene Information

Gene ID:

Symbol:

Fert2

Full Name:

fer (fms/fps related) protein kinase, testis specific 2

Alias:

Flk|Flk_retired

Organism:

Rattus norvegicus (Rat)

Chromosome:

Genetic Location:

9q37

Physical Location:

102558722-102860666 on NC_005108.2

Gene Type:

protein-coding

Human Ortholog:

This gene has no human ortholog.

Gene in Ethanol Study Datasets

Gene Information

Original ID1:		Flk
Fold Change:		-1.1
P Value:		0.007
Note:		Differential expression between ethanol and water groups in nucleus accumbens

Dataset Information

Name:		18405950
Method:		Microarray
Tissue:		Nucleus accumbens and amygdala
Phenotype:		Ethanol self-administration, alcohol-preferring
Publication:		Rodd et al. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. (2008) Differential gene expression in the nucleus accumbens with ethanol self-administration in inbred alcohol-preferring rats. PubMed
Summary:		The current study examined the effects of operant ethanol (EtOH) self-administration on gene expression kin the nucleus accumbens (ACB) and amygdala (AMYG) of inbred alcohol-preferring (iP) rats. Rats self-trained on a standard two-lever operant paradigm to administer either water-water, EtOH (15% v/v)-water, or saccharin (SAC; 0.0125% g/v)-water. For the ACB, there were 513 significant differences at the p < 0.01 level in named genes: 55 between SAC and water; 215 between EtOH and water, and 243 between EtOH and SAC. In the case of the AMYG (p < 0.01), there were 48 between SAC and water, 23 between EtOH and water, and 63 between EtOH and SAC group.

Gene Refseq Sequence Annotation

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotation

GO ID	GO Term	Category	Evidence (PubMed)
GO:0000166	nucleotide binding	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0004715	non-membrane spanning protein tyrosine kinase activity	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0005515	protein binding	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0005524	ATP binding	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0016740	transferase activity	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0006935	chemotaxis	Biological Process	IEA
GO:0007155	cell adhesion	Biological Process	IEA
GO:0046777	protein amino acid autophosphorylation	Biological Process	IEA