NCIt definition : Hepatocyte growth factor activator (655 aa, 71 kDa) is encoded by the human HGFAC
gene. This protein is involved in the proteolysis of single-chain hepatocyte growth
factor.;
NCIt note : Hepatocyte growth factor activator is secreted as an inactive single-chain precursor
and proteolyzed to generate the enzymatically active heterodimeric form comprised
of a short chain and a long chain linked by a disulfide bond. (UniProt);