Structural Basis for Activation of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase KIT by Stem Cell Factor
Yuzawa, S., Opatowsky, Y., Zhang, Z., Mandiyan, V., Lax, I., Schlessinger, J.(2007) Cell 130: 323-334
- PubMed: 17662946 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.05.055
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2E9W, 2EC8 - PubMed Abstract: 
Stem Cell Factor (SCF) initiates its multiple cellular responses by binding to the ectodomain of KIT, resulting in tyrosine kinase activation. We describe the crystal structure of the entire ectodomain of KIT before and after SCF stimulation. The str ...