Structural highlights
Function
HGF_MOUSE Potent mitogen for mature parenchymal hepatocyte cells, seems to be a hepatotrophic factor, and acts as a growth factor for a broad spectrum of tissues and cell types. Activating ligand for the receptor tyrosine kinase MET by binding to it and promoting its dimerization.[1]
See Also
References
- ↑ Tolbert WD, Daugherty-Holtrop J, Gherardi E, Vande Woude G, Xu HE. Structural basis for agonism and antagonism of hepatocyte growth factor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jul 27;107(30):13264-9. Epub 2010 Jul 12. PMID:20624990 doi:10.1073/pnas.1005183107
