A portion of amino acids 521-554 from the human protein was used as the immunogen for this HGF antibody.
Hepatocyte Growth Factor is a 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. [UniProt]
