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Distinct role for c-kit receptor tyrosine kinase and SgIGSF adhesion molecule in attachment of mast cells to fibroblasts.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 1 Mar 2005
Koma Yu-ichiro, Ito Akihiko, Watabe Kenji, Hirata Tatsumi, Mizuki Masao, Yokozaki Hiroshi, Kitamura Toshio, Kanakura Yuzuru, Kitamura Yukihiko
Abstract excerpt
Binding of stem cell factor (SCF) to c-kit receptor tyrosine kinase (KIT) transduces signals essential for mast cell development via several pathways including activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K). When cultured mast cells (CMCs) are cocultured with fibroblasts expressing membrane-bound SCF, CMCs with normal KIT adhere to fibroblasts and proliferate, whereas CMCs lacking cell surface expression of...
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