Scatter factor and hepatocyte growth factor: activities, properties, and mechanism.
Bhargava M, Joseph A, Knesel J, Halaban R, Li Y, Pang S, Goldberg I, Setter E, Donovan M, Zarnegar R. Scatter factor and hepatocyte growth factor: activities, properties, and mechanism. Molecular Cancer Research 1992, 3: 11-20. PMID: 1534687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocyte growth factorScatter factorPartial amino acid sequence dataAmino acid sequence dataAmino acid sequenceFibroblast-derived proteinHuman smooth muscle cellsVascular endothelial cell typesEndothelial cell typesGrowth factorSignificant homologyPosttranslational modificationsSequence dataRapid phosphorylationAcid sequenceBiological activityTyrosine residuesProtein productsCohesive coloniesCommon antigenic determinantsCell typesSpecies-related differencesProteinSerum-derived proteinsHuman hepatocyte growth factor