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Targeting the hepatocyte growth factor/c-Met signaling pathway in renal cell carcinoma.
Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2000
Harshman Lauren C, Choueiri Toni K
Abstract excerpt
The product of a proto-oncogene, the c-Met protein is a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase. Its only known ligand, hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor, regulates cell growth, motility, migration, invasion, proliferation, and angiogenesis. Dysregulation of c-Met and hepatocyte growth factor have been observed in both clear cell and non-clear cell renal cell carcinomas (RCCs), although only papillary RCCs...
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