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A specific endoplasmic reticulum export signal drives transport of stem cell factor (Kitl) to the cell surface.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 31 Dec 2004
Paulhe Frédérique, Imhof Beat A, Wehrle-Haller Bernhard
Abstract excerpt
Stem cell factor, also known as Kit ligand (Kitl), belongs to the family of dimeric transmembrane growth factors. Efficient cell surface presentation of Kitl is essential for the migration, proliferation, and survival of melanocytes, germ cells, hemopoietic stem cells, and mastocytes. Here we demonstrate that intracellular transport of Kitl to the cell surface is driven by a motif in the cytoplasmic tail that...
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