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The roles of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor and met receptor in human cancers (Review).
1 Sept 1998
Abstract excerpt
The protein product of c-met proto-oncogene, Met, is a tyrosine kinase receptor for the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), also known as the scatter factor (SF). HGF/SF-Met signaling has multifunctional effects on mammalian cells. These include stimulation or inhibition of cellular proliferation, promotion of cell movement, invasion into extracellular matrix, and induction of glandular/tubular morphogenesis by...
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