KITLG, Official Symbol KITLGprovided by HGNC Official Full Name KIT ligandprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6343 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000049130 MIM:184745; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6343 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as SF; MGF; SCF; SLF; DCUA; FPH2; FPHH; KL-1; Kitl; WS2F; SHEP7; DFNA69 Summary This gene encodes the ligand of the tyrosine-kinase receptor encoded by the KIT locus. This ligand is a pleiotropic factor that acts in utero in germ cell and neural cell development, and hematopoiesis, all believed to reflect a role in cell migration. In adults, it functions pleiotropically, while mostly noted for its continued requirement in hematopoiesis. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Broad expression in lung (RPKM 24.5), colon (RPKM 14.0) and 22 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all