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Gene Symbol | KIT | ||||||||||
Synonyms | C-Kit | CD117 | MASTC | PBT | SCFR | ||||||||||
Gene Description | KIT, KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase, is a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase (PMID: 32214210) that binds the stem cell factor (SCF) ligand to activate PI3K, JAK/STAT, and MAPK pathways to promote cell survival and proliferation (PMID: 23181448, PMID: 29704617). Activating Kit mutations are driver mutations in a variety of cancers, particularly in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (PMID: 23127174, PMID: 29704617, PMID: 32091431), acute myeloid leukemia (PMID: 32008291), melanomas (PMID: 30707374, PMID: 32608199), and seminomas (PMID: 29704617). | ||||||||||
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