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fms related receptor tyrosine kinase 4

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Target not currently curated in GtoImmuPdb

Target id: 1814

Nomenclature: fms related receptor tyrosine kinase 4

Abbreviated Name: VEGFR-3

Family: Type IV RTKs: VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) receptor family

Gene and Protein Information Click here for help
Species TM AA Chromosomal Location Gene Symbol Gene Name Reference
Human 1 1363 5q35.3 FLT4 fms related receptor tyrosine kinase 4
Mouse 1 1363 11 29.69 cM Flt4 FMS-like tyrosine kinase 4
Rat 1 1363 10q21 Flt4 Fms related receptor tyrosine kinase 4
Previous and Unofficial Names Click here for help
fms related tyrosine kinase 4 | PCL | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3
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Enzyme Reaction Click here for help
EC Number: 2.7.10.1
Natural/Endogenous Ligands Click here for help
VEGFC {Sp: Human}
VEGFD {Sp: Human}
VEGFE {Sp: Human}

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Inhibitors
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Ligand Sp. Action Value Parameter Reference
tivozanib Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Primary target of this compound Click here for species-specific activity table Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibition 9.6 pIC50 18
pIC50 9.6 (IC50 2.4x10-10 M) [18]
fruquintinib Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Primary target of this compound Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 9.3 pIC50 23
pIC50 9.3 (IC50 5x10-10 M) [23]
Description: Evaluated in a [32]p-ATP incorporation assay
catequentinib Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 9.0 pIC50 4
pIC50 9.0 (IC50 1x10-9 M) [4]
Description: In vitro activity
sitravatinib Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 8.7 pIC50 20
pIC50 8.7 (IC50 2x10-9 M) [20]
Description: In a biochemical enzyme activity assay.
foretinib Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibition 8.6 pIC50 18
pIC50 8.6 (IC50 2.8x10-9 M) [18]
cediranib Small molecule or natural product Primary target of this compound Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition >8.5 pIC50 26
pIC50 >8.5 (IC50 <3x10-9 M) [26]
compound 8i [PMID: 22765894] Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 8.5 pIC50 30
pIC50 8.5 (IC50 3x10-9 M) [30]
compound 8h [PMID: 22765894] Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 8.5 pIC50 13
pIC50 8.5 (IC50 3.2x10-9 M) [13]
dovitinib Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 8.1 – 8.5 pIC50 21,24
pIC50 8.1 – 8.5 (IC50 8x10-9 – 3x10-9 M) [21,24]
lenvatinib Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Primary target of this compound Click here for species-specific activity table Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibition 8.3 pIC50 18
pIC50 8.3 (IC50 5.2x10-9 M) [18]
motesanib Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibition 8.2 pIC50 18
pIC50 8.2 (IC50 6x10-9 M) [18]
tesevatinib Small molecule or natural product Primary target of this compound Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 8.1 pIC50 8
pIC50 8.1 (IC50 8.7x10-9 M) [8]
sunitinib Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Primary target of this compound Click here for species-specific activity table Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibition 8.1 pIC50 12
pIC50 8.1 (IC50 8.9x10-9 M) [12]
ibcasertib Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 8.1 pIC50 31
pIC50 8.1 (IC50 9x10-9 M) [31]
Description: Inhibition in a biochemical assay.
tafetinib Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 7.9 pIC50 25
pIC50 7.9 (IC50 1.19x10-8 M) [25]
Description: In a radiometric biochemical protein kinase assay.
nintedanib Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Primary target of this compound Click here for species-specific activity table Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibition 7.9 pIC50 11
pIC50 7.9 (IC50 1.3x10-8 M) [11]
sorafenib Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Click here for species-specific activity table Ligand has a PDB structure Mm Inhibition 7.7 pIC50 27
pIC50 7.7 (IC50 2x10-8 M) [27]
RIPK1 inhibitor 22b Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 7.7 pIC50 14
pIC50 7.7 (IC50 2x10-8 M) [14]
pexmetinib Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 7.4 pIC50 3
pIC50 7.4 (IC50 4.2x10-8 M) [3]
ilorasertib Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 7.4 pIC50 9
pIC50 7.4 (IC50 4.3x10-8 M) [9]
Description: Measuring inhibition of kinase activity in a biochemical assay.
pazopanib Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Primary target of this compound Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 7.3 pIC50 10
pIC50 7.3 (IC50 4.7x10-8 M) [10]
MK-2461 Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 7.1 pIC50 19
pIC50 7.1 (IC50 7.8x10-8 M) [19]
compound 38k [PMID: 34351741] Small molecule or natural product Hs Inhibition 7.0 pIC50 15
pIC50 7.0 (IC50 1.104x10-7 M) [15]
CHMFL-KIT-64 Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 6.9 pIC50 29
pIC50 6.9 (IC50 1.21x10-7 M) [29]
Description: In a biochemical assay.
VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor III Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 6.9 pIC50 6
pIC50 6.9 (IC50 1.25x10-7 M) [6]
linifanib Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 6.7 pIC50 1
pIC50 6.7 (IC50 1.9x10-7 M) [1]
vatalanib Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 6.7 pIC50 16
pIC50 6.7 (IC50 1.95x10-7 M) [16]
compound 25c [PMID: 36649216] Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 6.4 pIC50 22
pIC50 6.4 (IC50 4.23x10-7 M) [22]
onatasertib Small molecule or natural product Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 6.2 pIC50 17
pIC50 6.2 (IC50 6.51x10-7 M) [17]
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Inhibitor Comments
Note that pazopanib is a multi-target kinase inhibitor. See for [10] futher affinity data.
DiscoveRx KINOMEscan® screen Click here for help
A screen of 72 inhibitors against 456 human kinases. Quantitative data were derived using DiscoveRx KINOMEscan® platform.
http://www.discoverx.com/services/drug-discovery-development-services/kinase-profiling/kinomescan
Reference: 5,28

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Target used in screen: FLT4
Ligand Sp. Type Action Value Parameter
foretinib Small molecule or natural product Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 8.8 pKd
cediranib Small molecule or natural product Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 8.4 pKd
tamatinib Small molecule or natural product Ligand has a PDB structure Immunopharmacology Ligand Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 8.0 pKd
motesanib Small molecule or natural product Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 8.0 pKd
linifanib Small molecule or natural product Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 7.8 pKd
lestaurtinib Small molecule or natural product Ligand has a PDB structure Immunopharmacology Ligand Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 7.8 pKd
pazopanib Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 7.6 pKd
staurosporine Small molecule or natural product Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 7.6 pKd
quizartinib Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 7.4 pKd
SU-14813 Small molecule or natural product Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 7.3 pKd
Displaying the top 10 most potent ligands  View all ligands in screen »
EMD Millipore KinaseProfilerTM screen/Reaction Biology Kinase HotspotSM screen Click here for help
A screen profiling 158 kinase inhibitors (Calbiochem Protein Kinase Inhibitor Library I and II, catalogue numbers 539744 and 539745) for their inhibitory activity at 1µM and 10µM against 234 human recombinant kinases using the EMD Millipore KinaseProfilerTM service.

A screen profiling the inhibitory activity of 178 commercially available kinase inhibitors at 0.5µM against a panel of 300 recombinant protein kinases using the Reaction Biology Corporation Kinase HotspotSM platform.

http://www.millipore.com/techpublications/tech1/pf3036
http://www.reactionbiology.com/webapps/main/pages/kinase.aspx


Reference: 2,7

Key to terms and symbols Click column headers to sort
Target used in screen: Flt4/FLT4
Ligand Sp. Type Action % Activity remaining at 0.5µM % Activity remaining at 1µM % Activity remaining at 10µM
K-252a Small molecule or natural product Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 2.5 0.0 1.0
Cdk1/2 inhibitor III Small molecule or natural product Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 3.7 0.0 -1.0
staurosporine Small molecule or natural product Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 4.3 -0.5 0.0
SB 218078 Small molecule or natural product Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 5.0 0.0 2.0
JAK3 inhibitor VI Small molecule or natural product Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 5.1 2.0 0.0
PDK1/Akt/Flt dual pathway inhibitor Small molecule or natural product Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 5.8 98.0 70.0
midostaurin Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Ligand has a PDB structure Immunopharmacology Ligand Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 10.9 1.0 3.0
dovitinib Small molecule or natural product Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 11.3
PKR inhibitor Small molecule or natural product Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 12.1 0.0 0.0
SU11652 Small molecule or natural product Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 12.1 0.0 1.0
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Immuno Process Associations
Immuno Process:  Cytokine production & signalling
Clinically-Relevant Mutations and Pathophysiology Click here for help
Disease:  Hemangioma, capillary infantile
Synonyms: Familial capillary hemangioma [Orphanet: ORPHA91415]
OMIM: 602089
Orphanet: ORPHA91415
Disease:  Lymphedema, hereditary IA
Synonyms: Hereditary lymphedema [Disease Ontology: DOID:0050580]
Milroy disease [Orphanet: ORPHA79452]
Disease Ontology: DOID:0050580
OMIM: 153100
Orphanet: ORPHA79452

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Type IV RTKs: VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) receptor family: fms related receptor tyrosine kinase 4. Last modified on 19/01/2023. Accessed on 02/12/2024. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY, https://www.guidetoimmunopharmacology.org/GRAC/ObjectDisplayForward?objectId=1814.