IDENTIFICATION OF A COMPETITIVE HGF ANTAGONIST ENCODED BY AN ALTERNATIVE TRANSCRIPT

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CHAN, AML [1 ]
RUBIN, JS [1 ]
BOTTARO, DP [1 ]
HIRSCHFIELD, DW [1 ]
CHEDID, M [1 ]
AARONSON, SA [1 ]
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[1] NCI,CELLULAR & MOLEC BIOL LAB,BETHESDA,MD 20892
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10.1126/science.1720571
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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We identified a naturally occurring hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) variant, whose predicted sequence extends only through the second kringle domain of this plasminogen-related molecule. This smaller molecule, derived from an alternative HGF transcript, lacked mitogenic activity but specifically inhibited HGF-induced mitogenesis. Cross-linking studies demonstrated that the truncated molecule competes with HGF for binding to the HGF receptor, which has been identified as the c-met proto-oncogene product. Thus, the same gene encodes both a growth factor and its direct antagonist.
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