FLT3 Antibodies

Target Information

Tyrosine-protein kinase that acts as cell-surface receptor for the cytokine FLT3LG and regulates differentiation, proliferation and survival of hematopoietic progenitor cells and of dendritic cells. Promotes phosphorylation of SHC1 and AKT1, and activation of the downstream effector MTOR. Promotes activation of RAS signaling and phosphorylation of downstream kinases, including MAPK1/ERK2 and/or MAPK3/ERK1. Promotes phosphorylation of FES, FER, PTPN6/SHP, PTPN11/SHP-2, PLCG1, and STAT5A and/or STAT5B. Activation of wild-type FLT3 causes only marginal activation of STAT5A or STAT5B. Mutations that cause constitutive kinase activity promote cell proliferation and resistance to apoptosis via the activation of multiple signaling pathways. Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Tyr protein kinase family. CSF-1/PDGF receptor subfamily. Detected in bone marrow, in hematopoietic stem cells, in myeloid progenitor cells and in granulocyte/macrophage progenitor cells (at protein level). Detected in bone marrow, liver, thymus, spleen and lymph node, and at low levels in kidney and pancreas. Highly expressed in T-cell leukemia. 2 alternatively spliced human isoforms have been reported. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.

Alternate Names

CD135; CD135 antigen; fetal liver kinase 2; Fetal liver kinase-2; FL cytokine receptor; FLK-2; FLK2; FLT-3; FLT3; FLT3 receptor tyrosine kinase; fms related receptor tyrosine kinase 3; fms related tyrosine kinase 3; Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3; fms-related tyrosine kinase 3; growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase type III; Receptor-type tyrosine-protein kinase FLT3; Stem cell tyrosine kinase 1; STK-1; STK1; Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor FLT3