Gene Symbol | Kit |
Entrez Gene ID | 16590 |
Full Name | KIT proto-oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase |
Synonyms | Bs,CD117,Fdc,Gsfsco1,Gsfsco5,Gsfsow3,SCO1,SCO5,SOW3,Ssm,Tr-kit,W,c-KIT |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
Genome | |
Summary | The c-Kit proto-oncogene is the cellular homolog of the transforming gene of a feline retrovirus (v-Kit). The c-kit protein includes characteristics of a protein kinase transmembrane receptor. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. |