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Facts about Kit ligand.
KITLG/SCF binding may activate several signaling pathways. Promotes phosphorylation of PIK3R1, the regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, and subsequent activation of this kinase AKT1.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | KITLG |
| Uniprot: | P21583 |
| Entrez: | 4254 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| SCF family |

c-kit Ligand; DCUA; DFNA69; DKFZp686F2250; familial progressive hyperpigmentation 2; FPH2; FPHH; KIT ligand; Kitl; KITLG; KL-1; Mast cell growth factor; MGF; MGFSHEP7; SCF; SCFStem cell factor; SFc-Kit ligand; SHEP7; SLF; steel factor
Mass (kDA):
30.899 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12q21.32 |
| Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (88492793..88580473, complement) |
[Isoform 1]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.; [Isoform 2]: Cytoplasm. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell projection, lamellipodium. Cell projection, filopodium.; [Soluble KIT ligand]: Secreted.





PMID: 2208279 by Martin F.H., et al. Primary structure and functional expression of rat and human stem cell factor DNAs.
PMID: 1724381 by Anderson D.M., et al. Alternate splicing of mRNAs encoding human mast cell growth factor and localization of the gene to chromosome 12q22-q24.
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