KIT ligand

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q909331
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KIT ligand

Summary

KIT ligand is a protein[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (protein category, ranking #140 of 987).[2]

Key Facts

  • KIT ligand's instance of is recorded as protein[3].
  • KIT ligand's UniProt protein ID is recorded as P21583[4].
  • KIT ligand's part of is recorded as Stem cell factor[5].
  • KIT ligand's part of is recorded as four-helical cytokine-like, core[6].
  • KIT ligand's RefSeq protein ID is recorded as NP_000890[7].
  • KIT ligand's RefSeq protein ID is recorded as NP_003985[8].
  • KIT ligand's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1EXZ[9].
  • KIT ligand's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1SCF[10].
  • KIT ligand's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2E9W[11].
  • KIT ligand's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qh8_b[12].
  • KIT ligand's molecular function is recorded as stem cell factor receptor binding[13].
  • KIT ligand's molecular function is recorded as protein binding[14].
  • KIT ligand's molecular function is recorded as growth factor activity[15].
  • KIT ligand's molecular function is recorded as phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase activity[16].
  • KIT ligand's molecular function is recorded as cytokine activity[17].
  • KIT ligand's molecular function is recorded as cytokine activity[18].
  • KIT ligand's molecular function is recorded as stem cell factor receptor binding[19].
  • KIT ligand's cell component is recorded as integral component of membrane[20].
  • KIT ligand's cell component is recorded as membrane[21].
  • KIT ligand's cell component is recorded as extracellular region[22].
  • KIT ligand's cell component is recorded as cytoskeleton[23].
  • KIT ligand's cell component is recorded as cell projection[24].
  • KIT ligand's cell component is recorded as filopodium[25].
  • KIT ligand's cell component is recorded as lamellipodium[26].
  • KIT ligand's cell component is recorded as cytoplasm[27].

Why It Matters

KIT ligand draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (protein category, ranking #140 of 987).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Primary structure and functional expression of rat and human stem cell factor DNAs. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Structural basis for activation of the receptor tyrosine kinase KIT by stem cell factor. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Primary structure and functional expression of rat and human stem cell factor DNAs. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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