UniProt Summary
UniProt ID

P21583

Entry Name

SCF_HUMAN

Protein Name

Kit ligand

Primary Gene Name

KITLG

Organism

Homo sapiens (Human)

Molecular Function

Growth factor

Membrane Location

Secreted
Cell membrane
Membrane




Biological Literature Report of Shedding
Substrate Name Kit ligand, stem cell factor (SCF)
Cell Type
Substrate Description Kit Signaling in cell survival and proliferation, development, hematopoiesis
Substrate Function Category growth factor & growth hormone
Substrate Function Subtype growth factor (Kit)
Sheddase ADAM17
Shedding-related Disease growth factor (kit)
Short Summary of Papers shedding of Kit ligand (Kitl), produce soluble form of growth factor
Cleavage Information NONE
PMID 17344430



Cleavage Site Diagram



Topological Domains
Topological Domains
Start End
Extracellular
26 214
Transmembrane
215 237



Proteolytic Cleavage
Database CutSeq Mapped Position Protease Type Evidence PMID
PAPER VSST*LSPE 168 UNKNOWN Mass spectrometry 33796845   
HPRD TKPF*MLPP 183 Chymase 1 10224464   
MEROPS TKPF*MLPP 183 chymase (Homo sapiens-type) physiologically relevant NONE 12815038   
PMAP TKPF*MLPP 183 chymase This entry is based on an experiment N-terminal sequencing 9256427    10224464   
MEROPS PVAA*SSLR 190 ADAM19 peptidase not physiologically relevant NONE 12682046   
PAPER No_information ADAM17, MMP Gel electrophoresis 18239612   
PMAP No_information NONE This entry is based on an experiment Gel electrophoresis 1378327   
PMAP No_information NONE This entry is based on an experiment Gel electrophoresis 1378327   



Secretome Detection
Secretome Database Cell Type or Body Fluid PubMed Reference
Sys-BodyFluid Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid 16497942
Sys-BodyFluid Plasma/Serum 14718574
Sys-BodyFluid Plasma/Serum 15822942
HCSD cancer (lung cancer) 19776420
HCSD cancer(colorectal cancer 24418523
HCSD cancer(ovarian cancer) 23805888
HCSD cancer(Liver metastasis in colorectal cancer) 23443137
locate 17986452