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A chicken embryo gene expression database

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KITLG
KIT ligand

The human orthologue of this gene is associated
with the following human diseases:

Gene

Official Symbol	KITLG
Official Full Name	KIT ligand
CGNC ID	8510
also known as	kit ligand\|C-kit ligand\|KIT ligand precursor form 1\|KIT ligand precursor form 4\|MGF\|SCF\|mast cell growth factor\|stem cell factor, Kit ligand precursor, C-kit ligand, Stem cell factor (SCF), Mast cell growth factor (MGF)
gene type	protein-coding

Genomic Map

	Ensembl
	NCBI
	UCSC
	Gallus-Browse

Sequence Information

Genomic
RNA	NM_001105315
Polypeptide	NP_001098785
Sequence Clusters/ESTs	Unigene

Gene Expression

In Situ Hybridization	GEISHA
EST Profile	Gga.605

Orthology

	Entrez Gene	Ensembl Gene	Genetic Phenotypes	MOD
Fruit Fly
Human	4254		MIM:611664	MIM:184745
Mouse	17311	ENSMUSG00000019966	All phenotypic alleles (51):Targeted, knock-out(1) Targeted, other(2) Spontaneous(18) Chemically induced(14) Radiation induced(14) Other(2)	MGI:96974
Xenopus	733847, 379817			490159
Zebrafish	553179, 553181	ENSDARG00000070917, ENSDARG00000058042	ZDB-GENE-070424-1, ZDB-GENE-070424-2	ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-070424-1, ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-070424-2

Gene Ontology

Molecular Function	growth factor activity, stem cell factor receptor binding
Biological Process	cell adhesion
Cellular Component	extracellular region, integral component of membrane, plasma membrane

Links to other databases

Entrez Gene	396028
Ensembl Gene	ENSGALG00000011206
KEGG	gga:396028

Entry 1

GEISHA Id	KITLG.UApcr	Data Source	GEISHA ISH Analysis
Forward cDNA Template Primer	GTCAAAGCCCAGAGTTCCTGC
Reverse cDNA Template Primer	ATTAACCCTCACTAAAGGTGCTAATGAAGCCAAGTGCCTC	cDNA Template Length	415
Forward cDNA Template Probe	show TTTGTACGTACTGCAGTATTACTGCCAATGCTGTCATTCCTAAGGGAGCTGGCAGCAACAGGAGGAAACGAAATTGTTT TTGTGACAGCGACTCTGGAATCATTCTCTGGTGTTTCTACAGTTGAAGGCATAATGCAGTCGTTCTTATCCAATGAATC TGCAAACTCCTTGTAGACCTCAATGGTACTATTAAAGAGCCTAAAAAAATTCTCAGGAATGAAACGATCTTCTTCATAA AGGTGACCATTTTCTTTTATAAAATCCTTATTTTTATCAAAAGCTAAACATGCCATAAGATCATTGATTATCCTTGTGA GGTTATTAATGATTGAATAGTTGCTTAAAACATCAGACATATCGGAAATATCTGAAAATTTCTGGAGAAGATTATGTAG ACTCCTTGAAAATTCAGGCACCATCAAATGCAACCAACAGTGATTAGGCAGGCTATCCATCTTCGGGACATATTTAAGG GTTATCAGATAATCATTTGGGAGATTTCCAACCAATTTTGCAATATCATTTACATCATCTGTCACTGGATTCCCGCAGG AACTCTGGGCTTTGACAAAA
Comments	No expression observed at or before stage 10.

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7-12

stage 10

stage 11

stage 12

Somites
Trunk Mesenchyme
Unlabeled

Dorsal view.
Stages 9-10.
Ventral view.

13-18

stage 16

stage 17

Forebrain
Gut
Hindbrain
Lateral Plate Mesoderm
Midbrain

19-24

stage 22

stage 23

stage 24

Endoderm
Gut
Head Mesenchyme
Somatic Mesoderm
Spinal Cord
Valves

stage 25

Gut
Head Mesenchyme
Valves

Entry 2

GEISHA Id	C-kit.Reedy.2003	Data Source	Publication
Complete cDNA Template Probe	show CAGCATGCTGGAGCTACAGTTCAGCTGAAGGGAGTTTGCACACGGCCGGCTGGGCTGGACTGCAGCGCTGCCATTCCTT ATGAAGAAGGCACAAACTTGGATTATCACTTGCTTTTGTCTTCAACTACTCCTACTTAATCCTCTTGTCAAAGCCCAGA GTTCCTGCGGGAATCCAGTGACAGATGATGTAAATGATATTGCAAAATTGGTTGGAAATCTCCCAAATGATTATCTGAT AACCCTTAAATATGTCCCGAAGATGGATAGCCTGGATTTTATAAAAGAAAATGGTCACCTTTATGAAGAAGATCGTTTC ATTCCTGAGAATTTTTTTAGGCTCTTTAATAGTACCATTGAGGTCTACAAGGAGTTTGCAGATTCATTGGATAAGAACG ACTGCATTATGCCTTCAACTGTAGAAACACCAGAGAATGATTCCAGAGTCGCTGTCACAAAAACAATTTCGTTTCCTCC TGTTGCTGCCAGCTCCCTTAGGAATGACAGCATTGGCAGTAATACTAGCAGTAACAGTAACAAAGAGGCACTTGGCTTC ATTAGCAGCTCCAGCCTGCAAGGGATCAGCATAGCATTGACATCATTGTTGTCTCTTCTCATTGGCTTTATTCTGGGAG CCATATACTGGAAGAAAACACATCCTAAGTCCAGACCAGAAAGTAATGAAACTATACAGTGTCATGGTTGTCAAGAGGA AAATGAGATAAGTATGTTGCAGCAAAAAGAAAAAGAACATCTACAAGTGTAGCTGTTGC
Citation	Reedy MV, Johnson RL, Erickson CA. The expression patterns of c-kit and Sl in chicken embryos suggest unexpected roles for these genes in somite and limb development. Gene Expr Patterns. 2003 Mar;3(1):53-8.
Copyright	Reprinted from Gene Expr Patterns, Volume 3, Issue 1, Mark V. Reedy, Randy L. Johnson, and Carol A. Erickson, The expression patterns of c-kit and S1 in chicken embryos suggest unexpected roles for these genes in somite and limb development, Pages 53-58, Copyright 2003, with permission from Elsevier. Copyright © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Comments	The authors said: A 1.5 kb SacISalI fragment of c-kit (corresponding to nt 11470) was subcloned into pBluescript-SK (Stratagene) and used for generating riboprobes.