Activating mutations of the tyrosine kinase Kit are commonly found in mast cell neoplasms and gastrointestinal stromal tumours. Here the authors show that mutant Kit, through the activation of PI3K and STAT3 pathways, elicits proliferative and survival signals from endolysosomes and from the endoplasmic reticulum.
- Yuuki Obata
- Shota Toyoshima
- Ryo Abe