Structural highlights
4iua is a 8 chain structure with sequence from Mus musculus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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Ligands: | , |
Related: | 1nk1, 2qj4, 3hn4, 3hmr, 1gp9, 1gmn, 1gmo, 1bht, 2hgf, 2qj2, 3hms, 3hmt |
Gene: | Hgf (Mus musculus) |
Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum |
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