Tyrosine kinase inhibitors induce down-regulation of c-Kit by targeting the ATP pocket.

The stem cell factor receptor (SCF) c-Kit plays a pivotal role in regulating cell proliferation and survival in many cell types. In particular, c-Kit is required for early amplification of erythroid progenitors, while it must disappear from cell surface for the cell entering the final steps of matur...

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Main Authors: Diane D'allard, Julie Gay, Clotilde Descarpentries, Emilie Frisan, Kevin Adam, Frederique Verdier, Célia Floquet, Patrice Dubreuil, Catherine Lacombe, Michaela Fontenay, Patrick Mayeux, Olivier Kosmider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23637779/?tool=EBI