c-Met signaling in the development of tumorigenesis and chemoresistance: Potential applications in pancreatic cancer

Figure 1 The mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor receptor functions as a transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptor. Ligand binding from hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/scatter factor induces receptor dimerization and autophosphorylation of intracellular tyrosine residues, which serves as a catalytic site for the SH2 domains of numerous cytosolic signaling proteins. MET: Mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor.