Crystal structure of human stem cell factor: implication for stem cell factor receptor dimerization and activation.
Zhang, Z., Zhang, R., Joachimiak, A., Schlessinger, J., Kong, X.P.(2000) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 97: 7732-7737
- PubMed: 10884405 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.14.7732
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1EXZ - PubMed Abstract: 
Stem cell factor (SCF) plays important roles in hematopoiesis and the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of mast cells, melanocytes, and germ cells. SCF mediates its biological effects by binding to and activating a receptor tyrosine kinase designated c-kit or SCF receptor ...