Gene Information
Gene NameKITLG
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length273
Protein NamesKit ligand (Mast cell growth factor) (MGF) (Stem cell factor) (SCF) (c-Kit ligand) [Cleaved into: Soluble KIT ligand (sKITLG)]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000049130 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP21583
Gene CardKITLG
Uniprot IDP21583
PfamPF02404
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.254450307)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KITLG ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KITLG ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KITLG ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KITLG ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kitl ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KITLG ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kitlg ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KITLG ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1EXZ  (X-ray  2.30A  1SCF  (X-ray  2.20A  2E9W  (X-ray  3.50A 
DBSNP rs121918653  rs3741457  rs864309655  rs41283112  rs12721563 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Cell membrane;
Single-pass type I membrane protein.;
[Isoform 2]: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26522471}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000250}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26522471};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Cell projection, lamellipodium {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26522471}. Cell projection, filopodium {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26522471}.;
[Soluble KIT ligand]: Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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