Gene

kita

ID
ZDB-GENE-980526-464
Name
KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase a
Symbol
kita Nomenclature History
Previous Names
  • c-kit
  • kit
  • spa-1 (1)
  • spa
  • sparse
Type
protein_coding_gene
Location
Chr: 20 Mapping Details/Browsers
Description
Predicted to have growth factor binding activity and transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity. Involved in several processes, including melanocyte apoptotic process; melanocyte differentiation; and melanocyte migration. Predicted to localize to integral component of plasma membrane and receptor complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including acute myeloid leukemia; gastrointestinal stromal tumor; germ cell cancer (multiple); mastocytosis; and piebaldism. Is expressed in several structures, including digestive system; integument; mesoderm; nervous system; and neural crest. Orthologous to human KIT (KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase).
Genome Resources
Note
None
Comparative Information
Expression
All Expression Data
39 figures from 24 publications
Cross-Species Comparison
High Throughput Data
Thisse Expression Data
Wild Type Expression Summary
Phenotype
All Phenotype Data
56 figures from 22 publications
Cross-Species Comparison
Alliance
Phenotype Summary
Mutations
Mutants
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Human Disease
Associated With kita Human Ortholog
Disease Ontology Term Multi-Species Data OMIM Term OMIM Phenotype ID
acute myeloid leukemia Alliance Leukemia, acute myeloid, somatic 601626
gastrointestinal stromal tumor Alliance Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, familial 606764
mastocytosis Alliance Mastocytosis, cutaneous 154800
mastocytosis Alliance Mastocytosis, systemic, somatic 154800
piebaldism Alliance Piebaldism 172800
testicular germ cell cancer Alliance Germ cell tumors, somatic 273300
Associated With kita Via Experimental Models
No data available
Gene Ontology
Protein Domains
Domain, Family, and Site Summary
Type InterPro ID Name
Active_site IPR008266 Tyrosine-protein kinase, active site
Binding_site IPR017441 Protein kinase, ATP binding site
Conserved_site IPR001824 Tyrosine-protein kinase, receptor class III, conserved site
Domain IPR000719 Protein kinase domain
Domain IPR001245 Serine-threonine/tyrosine-protein kinase, catalytic domain
Domain IPR003598 Immunoglobulin subtype 2
Domain IPR003599 Immunoglobulin subtype
Domain IPR007110 Immunoglobulin-like domain
Domain IPR020635 Tyrosine-protein kinase, catalytic domain
Family IPR027263 Mast/stem cell growth factor receptor
Homologous_superfamily IPR011009 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily
Homologous_superfamily IPR013783 Immunoglobulin-like fold
Homologous_superfamily IPR036179 Immunoglobulin-like domain superfamily
Domain Details Per Protein
Protein Length Immunoglobulin-like domain Immunoglobulin-like domain superfamily Immunoglobulin-like fold Immunoglobulin subtype Immunoglobulin subtype 2 Mast/stem cell growth factor receptor Protein kinase, ATP binding site Protein kinase domain Protein kinase-like domain superfamily Serine-threonine/tyrosine-protein kinase, catalytic domain Tyrosine-protein kinase, active site Tyrosine-protein kinase, catalytic domain Tyrosine-protein kinase, receptor class III, conserved site
UniProtKB:Q8JFR5 976
UniProtKB:B3DGS5 981
UniProtKB:A0A8M3ALF9 977
Transcripts
Genome Browsers
Interactions and Pathways
Antibodies
Name Type Antigen Genes Isotype Host Organism Assay Source Citations
Ab2-kita polyclonal IgG Rabbit
  • IHC
AnaSpec
3
Plasmids
Constructs
Marker Relationships
Sequences
Orthology
Comparative Orthology
Alliance
Gene Tree
Ensembl
Citations