PMID- 23818496 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140131 LR - 20240322 IS - 1943-0264 (Electronic) IS - 1943-0264 (Linking) VI - 5 IP - 7 DP - 2013 Jul 1 TI - MET: a critical player in tumorigenesis and therapeutic target. LID - 10.1101/cshperspect.a009209 [doi] LID - a009209 AB - Since its discovery more than 25 years ago, numerous studies have established that the MET receptor is unique among tyrosine kinases. Signaling through MET is necessary for normal development and for the progression of a wide range of human cancers. MET activation has been shown to drive numerous signaling pathways; however, it is not clear how MET signaling mediates diverse cellular responses such as motility, invasion, growth, and angiogenesis. Great strides have been made in understanding the pleotropic aspects of MET signaling using three-dimensional molecular structures, cell culture systems, human tumors, and animal models. These combined approaches have driven the development of MET-targeted therapeutics that have shown promising results in the clinic. Here we examine the unique features of MET and hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) structure and signaling, mutational activation, genetic mouse models of MET and HGF/SF, and MET-targeted therapeutics. FAU - Graveel, Carrie R AU - Graveel CR AD - Molecular Oncology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, USA. FAU - Tolbert, David AU - Tolbert D FAU - Vande Woude, George F AU - Vande Woude GF LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20130701 PL - United States TA - Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol JT - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology JID - 101513680 RN - 67256-21-7 (Hepatocyte Growth Factor) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Carcinogenesis MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Hepatocyte Growth Factor/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Models, Biological MH - Mutation MH - Neoplasms/genetics/metabolism MH - Protein Structure, Tertiary MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met/chemistry/genetics/*physiology MH - Signal Transduction PMC - PMC3685898 EDAT- 2013/07/03 06:00 MHDA- 2014/02/01 06:00 PMCR- 2015/07/01 CRDT- 2013/07/03 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/07/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/02/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 5/7/a009209 [pii] AID - a009209 [pii] AID - 10.1101/cshperspect.a009209 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2013 Jul 1;5(7):a009209. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a009209.