Hepatocyte 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. Transcript Variant: This variant (1) encodes the longest isoform (1). To date, experimental evidence for cleavage of the proprotein into two mature chains has been shown only for isoform 1.

Target	HGF
Reactivity	Human
Host	Rabbit
Clonality	Polyclonal
Tested Applications	WB, IHC, FCM
Recommended dilutions	Optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.
Immunogen	KLH-conjugated synthetic peptide between 521-554 amino acids from the C-terminal region of human HGF.
Purification	Purified through a protein G column, eluted with high and low pH buffers and neutralized immediately, followed by dialysis against PBS.
Isotype	IgG
Conjugation	Unconjugated
Storage	Aliquot and store at -20 °C. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.
Swiss Prot	P14210
NCBI Accession	NP_000592.3 NP_001010931.1 NP_001010932.1 NP_001010933.1 NP_001010934.1
Buffer	PBS containing 0.09% sodium azide.
UNSPSC Code	12352203
Availability	Shipped within 5-10 working days.
Note	This product is for research use only.