PMID- 9524765 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19980518 LR - 20190905 IS - 0300-5208 (Print) IS - 0300-5208 (Linking) VI - 212 DP - 1997 TI - Domain structure of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF). PG - 84-93; discussion 93-104 AB - The modular structure of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) has facilitated structure-function analysis. Domain deletion experiments have established that the N-domain, kringle 1 and kringle 2 are essential for HGF/SF activity on target cells and that, conversely, truncated variants containing the N-domain and kringle 1 (NK1) or kringles 1 and 2 (NK2) exhibit partial agonistic or antagonistic activity depending on target cells and the presence of full length HGF/SF. The 3D structures of the six domains of HGF/SF have been modelled on the structure of homologues, offering interesting insights into putative mechanisms of domain interactions, receptor binding and activation. The predictions offered by such models are currently assessed by protein engineering techniques and will ultimately be measured against experimental structures. FAU - Gherardi, E AU - Gherardi E AD - Cambridge University Medical School, MRC Centre, UK. FAU - Hartmann, G AU - Hartmann G FAU - Hepple, J AU - Hepple J FAU - Chirgadze, D AU - Chirgadze D FAU - Srinivasan, N AU - Srinivasan N FAU - Blundell, T AU - Blundell T LA - eng GR - Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PL - Netherlands TA - Ciba Found Symp JT - Ciba Foundation symposium JID - 0356636 RN - 67256-21-7 (Hepatocyte Growth Factor) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met) SB - IM MH - Gene Deletion MH - Hepatocyte Growth Factor/*chemistry/metabolism/physiology MH - Kringles MH - Models, Molecular MH - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed MH - *Protein Structure, Tertiary MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met/*metabolism MH - Structure-Activity Relationship RF - 28 EDAT- 1997/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 1998/04/03 00:01 CRDT- 1997/01/01 00:00 PHST- 1997/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1998/04/03 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1997/01/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/9780470515457.ch6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ciba Found Symp. 1997;212:84-93; discussion 93-104. doi: 10.1002/9780470515457.ch6.