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Mouse (GRCm39)
Description

KIT proto-oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase [Source:MGI Symbol;Acc:MGI:96677]

Gene Synonyms

CD117, Dominant white spotting, Gsfsco1, Gsfsco5, Gsfsow3, SCO1, SCO5, SOW3, Steel Factor Receptor, Tr-kit, belly-spot, c-KIT

Location

Chromosome 5: 75,735,576-75,817,404 forward strand.

GRCm39:CM000998.3

About this gene

This gene has 18 transcripts (splice variants), 277 orthologues, 53 paralogues and is associated with 228 phenotypes.

Transcript IDNamebpProteinTranslation IDBiotypeCCDSUniProt MatchFlags
ENSMUST00000144270.9Kit-2045263975aaENSMUSP00000116465.3
 
Protein coding
CCDS80302P05532-2 Ensembl CanonicalGENCODE PrimaryGENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3TSL:1
ENSMUST00000568807.1Kit-2175335999aaENSMUSP00000347170.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000005815.8Kit-2015275979aaENSMUSP00000005815.7
 
Protein coding
CCDS51525P05532-1 GENCODE PrimaryGENCODE BasicTSL:1
ENSMUST00000500372.1Kit-2105269977aaENSMUSP00000278735.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE BasicAPPRIS ALT1
ENSMUST00000500373.1Kit-2115257973aaENSMUSP00000278736.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE BasicAPPRIS ALT1
ENSMUST00000568803.1Kit-2135257973aaENSMUSP00000347166.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE BasicAPPRIS ALT1
ENSMUST00000500371.1Kit-2095041901aaENSMUSP00000278734.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000568805.1Kit-2154990884aaENSMUSP00000347168.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000500374.1Kit-2124396686aaENSMUSP00000278737.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000568808.1Kit-2181218287aaENSMUSP00000347171.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE PrimaryGENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000568806.1Kit-216530157aaENSMUSP00000347169.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
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ENSMUST00000568804.1Kit-214515544aaENSMUSP00000347167.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
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ENSMUST00000202167.2Kit-2083175No protein-
 
Retained intron
-TSL:1
ENSMUST00000201240.2Kit-2073104No protein-
 
Retained intron
-TSL:NA
ENSMUST00000148993.5Kit-205842No protein-
 
Retained intron
-TSL:5
ENSMUST00000143221.2Kit-203648No protein-
 
Retained intron
-TSL:2
ENSMUST00000136002.2Kit-202392No protein-
 
Retained intron
-TSL:5
ENSMUST00000151357.2Kit-206354No protein-
 
Retained intron
-TSL:3