Rabbit Polyclonal antibody to HGFHepatocyte growth factor regulates cell growth, cell motility, and morphogenesis by activating a tyrosine kinase signaling cascade after binding to the proto-oncogenic c-Met receptor. Hepatocyte growth factor is secreted by mesenchymal cells and acts as a multi-functional cytokine on cells of mainly epithelial origin. Its ability to stimulate mitogenesis, cell motility, and matrix invasion gives it a central role in angiogenesis, tumorogenesis, and tissue regeneration. It is secreted as a single inactive polypeptide and is cleaved by serine proteases into a 69-kDa alpha-chain and 34-kDa beta-chain. A disulfide bond between the alpha and beta chains produces the active, heterodimeric molecule. The protein belongs to the plasminogen subfamily of S1 peptidases but has no detectable protease activity. Alternative splicing of this gene produces multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Immunogen
Recombinant protein of human HGF
Key Feature
Clonality
Polyclonal
Isotype
IgG
Host Species
Rabbit
Tested Applications
WB
WB 1:200 - 1:400:
Species Reactivity
HumanMouseRat
Concentration
1mg/ml
Purification
Affinity purified
Target Information
Gene Synonyms
SF F-TCF HPTA DFNB39 hepatocyte growth factor (hepapoietin A scatter factor) HGFB
Target
HGF
Molecular Weight(MW)
83 kDa (note)
Application
Application
Western blot analysis of extracts of various cell lines, using HGF antibody.