Crystal structure of the HGF beta-chain in complex with the Sema domain of the Met receptor.
Stamos, J., Lazarus, R.A., Yao, X., Kirchhofer, D., Wiesmann, C.(2004) EMBO J 23: 2325-2335
- PubMed: 15167892 
- DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600243
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1SHY - PubMed Abstract: 
The Met tyrosine kinase receptor and its ligand, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), play important roles in normal development and in tumor growth and metastasis. HGF-dependent signaling requires proteolysis from an inactive single-chain precursor into an active alpha/beta-heterodimer ...