Hepatocyte growth factor

Details

Name
Hepatocyte growth factor
Synonyms
  • Hepatopoietin-A
  • HPTA
  • Scatter factor
  • SF
Gene Name
HGF
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0002230|Hepatocyte growth factor
MWVTKLLPALLLQHVLLHLLLLPIAIPYAEGQRKRRNTIHEFKKSAKTTLIKIDPALKIK
TKKVNTADQCANRCTRNKGLPFTCKAFVFDKARKQCLWFPFNSMSSGVKKEFGHEFDLYE
NKDYIRNCIIGKGRSYKGTVSITKSGIKCQPWSSMIPHEHSFLPSSYRGKDLQENYCRNP
RGEEGGPWCFTSNPEVRYEVCDIPQCSEVECMTCNGESYRGLMDHTESGKICQRWDHQTP
HRHKFLPERYPDKGFDDNYCRNPDGQPRPWCYTLDPHTRWEYCAIKTCADNTMNDTDVPL
ETTECIQGQGEGYRGTVNTIWNGIPCQRWDSQYPHEHDMTPENFKCKDLRENYCRNPDGS
ESPWCFTTDPNIRVGYCSQIPNCDMSHGQDCYRGNGKNYMGNLSQTRSGLTCSMWDKNME
DLHRHIFWEPDASKLNENYCRNPDDDAHGPWCYTGNPLIPWDYCPISRCEGDTTPTIVNL
DHPVISCAKTKQLRVVNGIPTRTNIGWMVSLRYRNKHICGGSLIKESWVLTARQCFPSRD
LKDYEAWLGIHDVHGRGDEKCKQVLNVSQLVYGPEGSDLVLMKLARPAVLDDFVSTIDLP
NYGCTIPEKTSCSVYGWGYTGLINYDGLLRVAHLYIMGNEKCSQHHRGKVTLNESEICAG
AEKIGSGPCEGDYGGPLVCEQHKMRMVLGVIVPGRGCAIPNRPGIFVRVAYYAKWIHKII
LTYKVPQS
Number of residues
728
Molecular Weight
83133.115
Theoretical pI
7.92
GO Classification
Functions
chemoattractant activity / growth factor activity / identical protein binding / serine-type endopeptidase activity
Processes
activation of MAPK activity / blood coagulation / cell chemotaxis / cellular response to hepatocyte growth factor stimulus / epithelial to mesenchymal transition / hepatocyte growth factor receptor signaling pathway / hyaluronan metabolic process / liver development / mitotic nuclear division / myoblast proliferation / negative regulation of autophagy / negative regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process / negative regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway via death domain receptors / negative regulation of hydrogen peroxide-mediated programmed cell death / negative regulation of release of cytochrome c from mitochondria / organ regeneration / platelet activation / platelet degranulation / positive chemotaxis / positive regulation of angiogenesis / positive regulation of cell migration / positive regulation of cell proliferation / positive regulation of DNA biosynthetic process / positive regulation of myelination / positive regulation of neuron projection regeneration / positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation / positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation / positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling / positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter / proteolysis / regulation of branching involved in salivary gland morphogenesis by mesenchymal-epithelial signaling / regulation of p38MAPK cascade
Components
extracellular region / extracellular space / membrane / platelet alpha granule lumen
General Function
Serine-type endopeptidase activity
Specific Function
Potent mitogen for mature parenchymal hepatocyte cells, seems to be a hepatotrophic factor, and acts as a growth factor for a broad spectrum of tissues and cell types. Activating ligand for the receptor tyrosine kinase MET by binding to it and promoting its dimerization.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Cytoplasmic
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010784|Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)
ATGTGGGTGACCAAACTCCTGCCAGCCCTGCTGCTGCAGCATGTCCTCCTGCATCTCCTC
CTGCTCCCCATCGCCATCCCCTATGCAGAGGGACAAAGGAAAAGAAGAAATACAATTCAT
GAATTCAAAAAATCAGCAAAGACTACCCTAATCAAAATAGATCCAGCACTGAAGATAAAA
ACCAAAAAAGTGAATACTGCAGACCAATGTGCTAATAGATGTACTAGGAATAAAGGACTT
CCATTCACTTGCAAGGCTTTTGTTTTTGATAAAGCAAGAAAACAATGCCTCTGGTTCCCC
TTCAATAGCATGTCAAGTGGAGTGAAAAAAGAATTTGGCCATGAATTTGACCTCTATGAA
AACAAAGACTACATTAGAAACTGCATCATTGGTAAAGGACGCAGCTACAAGGGAACAGTA
TCTATCACTAAGAGTGGCATCAAATGTCAGCCCTGGAGTTCCATGATACCACACGAACAC
AGCTTTTTGCCTTCGAGCTATCGGGGTAAAGACCTACAGGAAAACTACTGTCGAAATCCT
CGAGGGGAAGAAGGGGGACCCTGGTGTTTCACAAGCAATCCAGAGGTACGCTACGAAGTC
TGTGACATTCCTCAGTGTTCAGAAGTTGAATGCATGACCTGCAATGGGGAGAGTTATCGA
GGTCTCATGGATCATACAGAATCAGGCAAGATTTGTCAGCGCTGGGATCATCAGACACCA
CACCGGCACAAATTCTTGCCTGAAAGATATCCCGACAAGGGCTTTGATGATAATTATTGC
CGCAATCCCGATGGCCAGCCGAGGCCATGGTGCTATACTCTTGACCCTCACACCCGCTGG
GAGTACTGTGCAATTAAAACATGCGCTGACAATACTATGAATGACACTGATGTTCCTTTG
GAAACAACTGAATGCATCCAAGGTCAAGGAGAAGGCTACAGGGGCACTGTCAATACCATT
TGGAATGGAATTCCATGTCAGCGTTGGGATTCTCAGTATCCTCACGAGCATGACATGACT
CCTGAAAATTTCAAGTGCAAGGACCTACGAGAAAATTACTGCCGAAATCCAGATGGGTCT
GAATCACCCTGGTGTTTTACCACTGATCCAAACATCCGAGTTGGCTACTGCTCCCAAATT
CCAAACTGTGATATGTCACATGGACAAGATTGTTATCGTGGGAATGGCAAAAATTATATG
GGCAACTTATCCCAAACAAGATCTGGACTAACATGTTCAATGTGGGACAAGAACATGGAA
GACTTACATCGTCATATCTTCTGGGAACCAGATGCAAGTAAGCTGAATGAGAATTACTGC
CGAAATCCAGATGATGATGCTCATGGACCCTGGTGCTACACGGGAAATCCACTCATTCCT
TGGGATTATTGCCCTATTTCTCGTTGTGAAGGTGATACCACACCTACAATAGTCAATTTA
GACCATCCCGTAATATCTTGTGCCAAAACGAAACAATTGCGAGTTGTAAATGGGATTCCA
ACACGAACAAACATAGGATGGATGGTTAGTTTGAGATACAGAAATAAACATATCTGCGGA
GGATCATTGATAAAGGAGAGTTGGGTTCTTACTGCACGACAGTGTTTCCCTTCTCGAGAC
TTGAAAGATTATGAAGCTTGGCTTGGAATTCATGATGTCCACGGAAGAGGAGATGAGAAA
TGCAAACAGGTTCTCAATGTTTCCCAGCTGGTATATGGCCCTGAAGGATCAGATCTGGTT
TTAATGAAGCTTGCCAGGCCTGCTGTCCTGGATGATTTTGTTAGTACGATTGATTTACCT
AATTATGGATGCACAATTCCTGAAAAGACCAGTTGCAGTGTTTATGGCTGGGGCTACACT
GGATTGATCAACTATGATGGCCTATTACGAGTGGCACATCTCTATATAATGGGAAATGAG
AAATGCAGCCAGCATCATCGAGGGAAGGTGACTCTGAATGAGTCTGAAATATGTGCTGGG
GCTGAAAAGATTGGATCAGGACCATGTGAGGGGGATTATGGTGGCCCACTTGTTTGTGAG
CAACATAAAATGAGAATGGTTCTTGGTGTCATTGTTCCTGGTCGTGGATGTGCCATTCCA
AATCGTCCTGGTATTTTTGTCCGAGTAGCATATTATGCAAAATGGATACACAAAATTATT
TTAACATATAAGGTACCACAGTCATAG
Chromosome Location
7
Locus
7q21.1
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP14210
UniProtKB Entry NameHGF_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID306846
GenBank Gene IDM29145
GenAtlas IDHGF
HGNC IDHGNC:4893
General References
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