|http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ A service of the U.S. National Library
of Medicine®| The official name of this gene is “receptor
tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2.” ROR2 is the gene's
official symbol. The ROR2 gene is also known by other names,
listed below. The ROR2 gene provides instructions for making a
protein whose function is not well understood. The ROR2 protein
is part of a family of proteins known as receptor protein
kinases (RTKs), which play a role in chemical signaling within
cells. Receptor protein kinases are involved in many cell
functions, including cell growth and division (proliferation),
the process by which cells mature to carry out specific
functions (differentiation), cell survival, and cell movement
(motility). Researchers believe that the ROR2 protein plays an
essential role in development before birth. It is involved in a
chemical signaling pathway called WNT signaling, which affects
many aspects of embryonic development. This pathway controls the
activity of genes needed at specific ti