
c-Kitistransmembranetyrosinekinaseencodedbythec-Kitprotooncogene.c-Kitactstoregulateavarietyofbiological processesincludingcellproliferation,apoptosis,chemotaxisandadhesion.
Itplaysacriticalroleinactivationandgrowthinanumberofcelltypessuchashematopoieticstemcells,mastcells,melanocytesandgermcells.
Mutationsinc-Kithavebeenfoundtobeimportantfortumorgrowthandprogressioninavarietyofcancersincludingmastcelldiseases,gastrointestinalstromaltumor,acutemyeloidleukemia,Ewingsarcomaandlungcancer.Phosphorylationattyrosine721ofc-KitallowsbindingandactivationofPI3kinase.
Image:c-KITstainingofratskin(epidermis).c-KITdetectionwasdoneusinganti-rabbitCy3conjugatedantibodies(redcolor).DAPIwasusedtocounterstaincellnuclei(bluecolor).Workingdilution:1:100-1:300.
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