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The c-Kit/D816V mutation eliminates the differences in signal transduction and biological responses between two isoforms of c-Kit.
Cellular signalling - 1 Mar 2009
Pedersen M, Rönnstrand L, Sun J
Abstract excerpt
Activating mutations of codon 816 of the Kit gene have been implicated in malignant cell growth of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), systemic mastocytosis and germ cell tumors. Substitution of aspartic acid with valine (D816V) renders the receptor independent of ligand for activation and signaling. Wild-type c-Kit is a tyrosine kinase receptor that requires its ligand, stem cell factor (SCF), for activation. Several...
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