Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor (HGFR)

CMET; RCCP2; C-Met; Met Proto-Oncogene; Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition Factor; HGF/SF receptor; Proto-oncogene c-Met; Scatter factor receptor; Tyrosine-protein kinase Met

SPN	U658
HGNC	7029
MGI	96969
PubMed	11750879
RGD	3082
UniProt	P08581
Wiki	HGFR

MET (mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor) is a proto-oncogene that encodes a protein MET, also known as c-Met or hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR). The proto-oncogene MET product is the hepatocyte growth factor receptor and encodes tyrosine-kinase activity. The primary single chain precursor protein is post-translationally cleaved to produce the alpha and beta subunits, which are disulfide linked to form the mature receptor.
MET is a membrane receptor that is essential for embryonic development and wound healing. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is the only known ligand of the MET receptor. MET is normally expressed by cells of epithelial origin, while expression of HGF is restricted to cells of mesenchymal origin.

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