Characterization and structural determination of a new anti-MET function-blocking antibody with binding epitope distinct from the ligand binding domain

Abstract The growth and motility factor Hepatocyte Growth Factor/Scatter Factor (HGF/SF) and its receptor, the product of the MET proto-oncogene, promote invasion and metastasis of tumor cells and have been considered potential targets for cancer therapy. We generated a new Met-blocking antibody whi...

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Main Authors: Danielle M. DiCara, Dimitri Y. Chirgadze, Anthony R. Pope, Aneesh Karatt-Vellatt, Anja Winter, Peter Slavny, Joop van den Heuvel, Kothai Parthiban, Jane Holland, Len C. Packman, Georgia Mavria, Jens Hoffmann, Walter Birchmeier, Ermanno Gherardi, John McCafferty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09460-2