NCIt definition : Hepatocyte growth factor receptor (1390 aa, 156 kDa) is encoded by the human MET
gene. This protein is involved in tyrosine phosphorylation and ligand-dependent signaling.;
NCIt note : In the fully processed c-MET product, the alpha subunit is extracellular, and the
beta subunit has extracellular, transmembrane, and tyrosine kinase domains, as well
as sites of tyrosine phosphorylation. The beta subunit of the c-MET proto-oncogene
product is the cell surface receptor for hepatocyte growth factor. c-MET is related
to the insulin receptor and ABL oncogene. (OMIM);