PATHOLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, cilt.204, sa.6, ss.359-365, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
The mutations of c-kit gene, which encodes a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase (CD117-KIT) or activation of CD 117, lead to the activation of signal transduction cascades regulating cell proliferation, apoptosis, chemotaxis, and adhesion.