Synonyms
CD117; C-Kit synonyms include C-Kit; Mast/stem cell growth factor receptor Kit; p145 c-kit; PBT; Piebald trait protein; Proto-oncogene c-Kit; Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Kit; SCFR; Soluble KIT variant 1; Tyrosine-protein kinase Kit; v-kit Hardy-Zuckerman 4 feline sarcoma viral oncogene-like protein
Definition
C-Kit (CD117) is an antibody that identifies the C-Kit protein.
Molecule Type and Chemical Structure
C-Kit belongs to the type III receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) subfamily, whose members include platelet-derived growth factor receptors α and β (PDGFRα and PDGFRβ) (Roskoski 2005). All type III RTKs contain five immunoglobulin-like domains in their extracellular ligand-binding region followed by a single transmembrane domain and a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase domain interrupted by a large kinase insert. The ligand of KIT is known as stem cell factor. C-Kit(the gene) is transcribed and ultimately translated into the KIT protein, a transmembrane receptor tyrosine...
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Lopes, J.M. (2017). C-Kit (CD117), Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs). In: Carneiro, F., Chaves, P., Ensari, A. (eds) Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40560-5_1572
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