Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 3815
Gene name KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase
Gene symbol KIT
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
C-KitCD117MASTCPBTSCFR
Chromosome 4
Chromosome location 4q12
Summary This gene encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase. This gene was initially identified as a homolog of the feline sarcoma viral oncogene v-kit and is often referred to as proto-oncogene c-Kit. The canonical form of this glycosylated transmembrane protein has an
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28933371 T>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs121913234 AAACCCATGTATGAAGTACAGTGGAAG>- Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, splice acceptor variant
rs121913235 T>A,C,G Pathogenic, likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs121913505 G>A Likely-benign, uncertain-significance, likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs121913506 G>A,C,T Other, pathogenic, likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT001780 hsa-miR-221-3p qRT-PCRWestern blot 19126397
MIRT001780 hsa-miR-221-3p Luciferase reporter assay 18246122
MIRT001780 hsa-miR-221-3p Luciferase reporter assay 18983236
MIRT001779 hsa-miR-222-3p Luciferase reporter assay 18246122
MIRT001779 hsa-miR-222-3p Luciferase reporter assay 18983236
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
4
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
MITF Activation 19937254
RBMX Repression 16707624
SP1 Unknown 9834219
TFAP2A Unknown 20805990
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
150
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0001541 Process Ovarian follicle development IEA
GO:0001541 Process Ovarian follicle development ISS
GO:0001650 Component Fibrillar center IDA
GO:0001669 Component Acrosomal vesicle IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
164920 6342 ENSG00000157404
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P10721
Protein name Mast/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)
Protein function 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,
PDB 1PKG , 1T45 , 1T46 , 2E9W , 2EC8 , 2IUH , 2VIF , 3G0E , 3G0F , 4HVS , 4K94 , 4K9E , 4PGZ , 4U0I , 6GQJ , 6GQK , 6GQL , 6GQM , 6HH1 , 6ITT , 6ITV , 6KLA , 6MOB , 6XV9 , 6XVA , 6XVB , 7KHG , 7KHJ , 7KHK , 7ZW8 , 7ZY6 , 8DFM , 8DFP , 8DFQ , 8PQ9 , 8PQA , 8PQB , 8PQC , 8PQD , 8PQE , 8PQF , 8PQG
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00047 ig 216 305 Immunoglobulin domain Domain
PF07714 PK_Tyr_Ser-Thr 589 924 Protein tyrosine and serine/threonine kinase Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform 3]: In testis, detected in spermatogonia in the basal layer and in interstitial Leydig cells but not in Sertoli cells or spermatocytes inside the seminiferous tubules (at protein level) (PubMed:20601678). Expression is maintai
Sequence
MRGARGAWDFLCVLLLLLRVQTGSSQPSVSPGEPSPPSIHPGKSDLIVRVGDEIRLLCTD
PGFVKWTFEILDETNENKQNEWITEKAEATNTGKYTCTNKHGLSNSIYVFVRDPAKLFLV
DRSLYGKEDNDTLVRCPLTDPEVTNYSLKGCQGKPLPKDLRFIPDPKAGIMIKSVKRAYH
RLCLHCSVDQEGKSVLSEKFILKVRPAFKAVPVVSVSKASYLLREGEEFTVTCTIKDVSS
SVYSTWKRENSQTKLQEKYNSWHHGDFNYERQATLTISSARVNDSGVFMCYANNTFGSAN
VTTTL
EVVDKGFINIFPMINTTVFVNDGENVDLIVEYEAFPKPEHQQWIYMNRTFTDKWE
DYPKSENESNIRYVSELHLTRLKGTEGGTYTFLVSNSDVNAAIAFNVYVNTKPEILTYDR
LVNGMLQCVAAGFPEPTIDWYFCPGTEQRCSASVLPVDVQTLNSSGPPFGKLVVQSSIDS
SAFKHNGTVECKAYNDVGKTSAYFNFAFKGNNKEQIHPHTLFTPLLIGFVIVAGMMCIIV
MILTYKYLQKPMYEVQWKVVEEINGNNYVYIDPTQLPYDHKWEFPRNRLSFGKTLGAGAF
GKVVEATAYGLIKSDAAMTVAVKMLKPSAHLTEREALMSELKVLSYLGNHMNIVNLLGAC
TIGGPTLVITEYCCYGDLLNFLRRKRDSFICSKQEDHAEAALYKNLLHSKESSCSDSTNE
YMDMKPGVSYVVPTKADKRRSVRIGSYIERDVTPAIMEDDELALDLEDLLSFSYQVAKGM
AFLASKNCIHRDLAARNILLTHGRITKICDFGLARDIKNDSNYVVKGNARLPVKWMAPES
IFNCVYTFESDVWSYGIFLWELFSLGSSPYPGMPVDSKFYKMIKEGFRMLSPEHAPAEMY
DIMKTCWDADPLKRPTFKQIVQLI
EKQISESTNHIYSNLANCSPNRQKPVVDHSVRINSV
GSTASSSQPLLVHDDV
Sequence length 976
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  MAPK signaling pathway
Ras signaling pathway
Rap1 signaling pathway
Phospholipase D signaling pathway
PI3K-Akt signaling pathway
Hematopoietic cell lineage
Melanogenesis
Pathways in cancer
Acute myeloid leukemia
Breast cancer
Central carbon metabolism in cancer
  PIP3 activates AKT signaling
Signaling by SCF-KIT
Regulation of KIT signaling
Constitutive Signaling by Aberrant PI3K in Cancer
RAF/MAP kinase cascade
PI5P, PP2A and IER3 Regulate PI3K/AKT Signaling
TFAP2 (AP-2) family regulates transcription of growth factors and their receptors
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Acute myeloid leukemia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs121913514 RCV005900724
B Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma with t(v;11q23.3); KMT2A Rearranged Pathogenic rs1057520032 RCV000761057
Central nervous system germinoma Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs121913235 RCV006253954
Cutaneous mastocytosis Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs121913517, rs993022333, rs753212327 RCV000663345
RCV002286573
RCV000656677
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Central nervous system germ cell tumor - rs121913521 RCV006253955
Cholangiocarcinoma Likely benign rs72549291 RCV005916042
EBV-positive nodal T- and NK-cell lymphoma Likely benign rs2109674531 RCV004557755
Familial cancer of breast Benign; Likely benign rs140912933 RCV005889554
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Abdominal Injuries Associate 24186140, 26017288
Abdominal Pain Associate 11065242
Acute erythroleukemia Associate 36357474
Adenocarcinoma Associate 20305619, 23696935, 25732813, 26315110, 26643918, 29018259, 34449929
Adenocarcinoma Follicular Associate 16570574, 27329729, 31032340
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 15627886, 27356570
Adenolymphoma Associate 27151705
Adenoma Associate 12738950, 16570574, 25923053, 8574299
Adenoma Islet Cell Associate 17229322
Adenoma Oxyphilic Associate 17683191, 34802045