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Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) or scatter factor (SF) is a paracrine cellular growth, motility and morphogenic factor. It is secreted by mesenchymal cells and targets and acts primarily upon epithelial cells and endothelial cells , but also acts on haemopoietic progenitor cells and T cells .
Hepatocyte growth factor activator is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HGFAC gene. [5] [6] [7]The protein encoded by this gene, belongs to peptidase family S1. It is first synthesized as an inactive single-chain precursor before being activated to a heterodimeric form by endoproteolytic processing.
A growth factor is a naturally occurring substance capable of stimulating cell proliferation, wound healing, and occasionally cellular differentiation. [1] Usually it is a secreted protein or a steroid hormone .
Human hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is an 80kD [1] pleiotropic protein that is endogenously produced by a variety of cell types from the mesenchymal cell lineage (such as cardiomyocytes and neurons). [4] It is produced and proteolytically cleaved to its active state in response to cellular injury or during apoptosis.
9146 15239 Ensembl ENSG00000185359 ENSMUSG00000025793 UniProt O14964 Q99LI8 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_004712 NM_001159328 NM_008244 RefSeq (protein) NP_004703 NP_001152800 NP_032270 Location (UCSC) Chr 17: 81.68 – 81.7 Mb Chr 11: 120.36 – 120.37 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate is an enzyme that in humans is ...
Michalopoulos has contributed to the field of pathology through his work on liver function, regeneration, and carcinogenesis.He has utilized various experimental models, such as hepatocyte cultures, hepatic organoids, established cell lines, studies on liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy, examinations of regeneration through progenitor cell pathways, investigations into liver ...
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a mitogen and insulin tropic agent for the β cell. Inadequate β-cell mass can lead to insulin insufficiency and diabetes. During times of prolonged metabolic demand for insulin, the endocrine pancreas can respond by increasing β-cell mass, both by increasing cell size and by changing the balance between β ...
The hepatocyte is a cell in the body that manufactures serum albumin, fibrinogen, and the prothrombin group of clotting factors (except for Factors 3 and 4). It is the main site for the synthesis of lipoproteins, ceruloplasmin, transferrin, complement, and glycoproteins. Hepatocytes manufacture their own structural proteins and intracellular ...