AUTS9 antibody, HGFR antibody, RCCP2 antibody, c-Met antibody, AI838057 antibody, HGF antibody, Par4 antibody, Hgfr antibody, c-met antibody, MET antibody, C-MET antibody, met antibody, met-A antibody, MET proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase antibody, met proto-oncogene antibody, MET proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase L homeolog antibody, MET antibody, Met antibody, met.L antibody
Background
This gene encodes a member of the receptor tyrosine kinase family of proteins and the product of the proto-oncogene MET. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate alpha and beta subunits that are linked via disulfide bonds to form the mature receptor. Further processing of the beta subunit results in the formation of the M10 peptide, which has been shown to reduce lung fibrosis. Binding of its ligand, hepatocyte growth factor, induces dimerization and activation of the receptor, which plays a role in cellular survival, embryogenesis, and cellular migration and invasion. Mutations in this gene are associated with papillary renal cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and various head and neck cancers. Amplification and overexpression of this gene are also associated with multiple human cancers.,