KIT report

I. Expression across cell types

II. Expression across tissues

sc-RNAseq data

Insufficient scRNA-seq data for expression of KIT at tissue level.

III. Associated gene sets

GO_0097324Biological processmelanocyte migration
GO_0006954Biological processinflammatory response
GO_0051093Biological processnegative regulation of developmental process
GO_0001541Biological processovarian follicle development
GO_1904349Biological processpositive regulation of small intestine smooth muscle contraction
GO_0007275Biological processmulticellular organism development
GO_0038162Biological processerythropoietin-mediated signaling pathway
GO_0046686Biological processresponse to cadmium ion
GO_0043303Biological processmast cell degranulation
GO_0030036Biological processactin cytoskeleton organization
GO_0051897Biological processpositive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction
GO_0050910Biological processdetection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sound
GO_0002327Biological processimmature B cell differentiation
GO_0097326Biological processmelanocyte adhesion
GO_0060326Biological processcell chemotaxis
GO_0035234Biological processectopic germ cell programmed cell death
GO_0030183Biological processB cell differentiation
GO_0070668Biological processpositive regulation of mast cell proliferation
GO_0060374Biological processmast cell differentiation
GO_0050673Biological processepithelial cell proliferation
GO_0002244Biological processhematopoietic progenitor cell differentiation
GO_0007165Biological processsignal transduction
GO_0043069Biological processnegative regulation of programmed cell death
GO_0008542Biological processvisual learning
GO_0120072Biological processpositive regulation of pyloric antrum smooth muscle contraction
GO_0043473Biological processpigmentation
GO_0035701Biological processhematopoietic stem cell migration
GO_0048565Biological processdigestive tract development
GO_0002318Biological processmyeloid progenitor cell differentiation
GO_0046777Biological processprotein autophosphorylation
GO_0002551Biological processmast cell chemotaxis
GO_0035162Biological processembryonic hemopoiesis
GO_0042531Biological processpositive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein
GO_0006687Biological processglycosphingolipid metabolic process
GO_0030097Biological processhemopoiesis
GO_1904251Biological processregulation of bile acid metabolic process
GO_0051091Biological processpositive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity
GO_0043586Biological processtongue development
GO_0043406Biological processpositive regulation of MAP kinase activity
GO_0030217Biological processT cell differentiation
GO_0019827Biological processstem cell population maintenance
GO_0032765Biological processpositive regulation of mast cell cytokine production
GO_0038093Biological processFc receptor signaling pathway
GO_0008584Biological processmale gonad development
GO_0002320Biological processlymphoid progenitor cell differentiation
GO_0046427Biological processpositive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT
GO_0042127Biological processregulation of cell population proliferation
GO_0035019Biological processsomatic stem cell population maintenance
GO_0019221Biological processcytokine-mediated signaling pathway
GO_0038109Biological processKit signaling pathway
GO_0007283Biological processspermatogenesis
GO_0048170Biological processpositive regulation of long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity
GO_1904343Biological processpositive regulation of colon smooth muscle contraction
GO_0030032Biological processlamellipodium assembly
GO_0043410Biological processpositive regulation of MAPK cascade
GO_0035855Biological processmegakaryocyte development
GO_0030218Biological processerythrocyte differentiation
GO_0002732Biological processpositive regulation of dendritic cell cytokine production
GO_0035556Biological processintracellular signal transduction
GO_0030318Biological processmelanocyte differentiation
GO_0030335Biological processpositive regulation of cell migration
GO_2000242Biological processnegative regulation of reproductive process
GO_0008360Biological processregulation of cell shape
GO_0031274Biological processpositive regulation of pseudopodium assembly
GO_0045747Biological processpositive regulation of Notch signaling pathway
GO_0048863Biological processstem cell differentiation
GO_0008354Biological processgerm cell migration
GO_1905065Biological processpositive regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell differentiation
GO_0007286Biological processspermatid development
GO_0070662Biological processmast cell proliferation
GO_0001669Cellular componentacrosomal vesicle
GO_0001650Cellular componentfibrillar center
GO_0005615Cellular componentextracellular space
GO_0009897Cellular componentexternal side of plasma membrane
GO_0043235Cellular componentreceptor complex
GO_0005886Cellular componentplasma membrane
GO_0009898Cellular componentcytoplasmic side of plasma membrane
GO_0005911Cellular componentcell-cell junction
GO_0019955Molecular functioncytokine binding
GO_0042169Molecular functionSH2 domain binding
GO_0005524Molecular functionATP binding
GO_0046872Molecular functionmetal ion binding
GO_0004713Molecular functionprotein tyrosine kinase activity
GO_0002020Molecular functionprotease binding
GO_0005515Molecular functionprotein binding
GO_0042803Molecular functionprotein homodimerization activity
GO_0005020Molecular functionstem cell factor receptor activity
GO_0004714Molecular functiontransmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity
GO_0019838Molecular functiongrowth factor binding

IV. Literature review

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Gene nameKIT
Protein nameMast/stem cell growth factor receptor Kit (SCFR) (EC 2.7.10.1) (Piebald trait protein) (PBT) (Proto-oncogene c-Kit) (Tyrosine-protein kinase Kit) (p145 c-kit) (v-kit Hardy-Zuckerman 4 feline sarcoma viral oncogene homolog) (CD antigen CD117)
Mast/stem cell growth factor receptor Kit (EC 2.7.10.1) (Proto-oncogene c-Kit) (Tyrosine-protein kinase Kit)
KIT protein
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-like protein
KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase
receptor protein-tyrosine kinase (EC 2.7.10.1)
V-kit Hardy-Zuckerman 4 feline sarcoma viral oncogene-like protein
C-Kit protooncogene
Mast/stem cell growth factor receptor variant (EC 2.7.10.1)
Mast/stem cell growth factor receptor (EC 2.7.10.1)
Alternative protein KIT
SynonymsSCFR
DescriptionFUNCTION: Tyrosine-protein kinase that acts as a cell-surface receptor for the cytokine KITLG/SCF and plays an essential role in the regulation of cell survival and proliferation, hematopoiesis, stem cell maintenance, gametogenesis, mast cell development, migration and function, and in melanogenesis. In response to KITLG/SCF binding, KIT can activate several signaling pathways. Phosphorylates PIK3R1, PLCG1, SH2B2/APS and CBL. Activates the AKT1 signaling pathway by phosphorylation of PIK3R1, the regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Activated KIT also transmits signals via GRB2 and activation of RAS, RAF1 and the MAP kinases MAPK1/ERK2 and/or MAPK3/ERK1. Promotes activation of STAT family members STAT1, STAT3, STAT5A and STAT5B. Activation of PLCG1 leads to the production of the cellular signaling molecules diacylglycerol and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. KIT signaling is modulated by protein phosphatases, and by rapid internalization and degradation of the receptor. Activated KIT promotes phosphorylation of the protein phosphatases PTPN6/SHP-1 and PTPRU, and of the transcription factors STAT1, STAT3, STAT5A and STAT5B. Promotes phosphorylation of PIK3R1, CBL, CRK (isoform Crk-II), LYN, MAPK1/ERK2 and/or MAPK3/ERK1, PLCG1, SRC and SHC1. .

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P10721
ENST00000412167.7
ENST00000692783.1
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B6DXN3
A0A8I5KPX7
A0A8J8Z860
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ENST00000689994.1
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Q8TCG9
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ENST00000288135.6 [P10721-1]
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