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Abstract

Macrophage-stimulating protein (MSP) is a member of the hepatocyte growth factor-scatter factor (HGF-SF) family. Labeled MSP bound to Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells transfected with complementary DNA encoding Ron, a cell membrane protein tyrosine kinase. Cross-linking of 125 I-labeled MSP to transfected cells (MDCK-RE7 cells) and immunoprecipitation by antibodies to Ron revealed a 220-kilodalton complex, a size consistent with that of MSP (80 kilodaltons) cross-linked to the β chain of Ron (150 kilodaltons). The binding of 125 I-labeled MSP to MDCK-RE7 cells was inhibited by unlabeled MSP, but not by HGF-SF. MSP caused phosphorylation of the β chain of Ron and induced migration of MDCK-RE7 cells. These results establish the ron gene product as a specific cell-surface receptor for MSP.

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  3. Marie-Claude Gesnel (additional)
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@article{Wang_1994, title={Identification of the ron Gene Product as the Receptor for the Human Macrophage Stimulating Protein}, volume={266}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.7939629}, DOI={10.1126/science.7939629}, number={5182}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Wang, Ming-Hai and Ronsin, Christophe and Gesnel, Marie-Claude and Coupey, Lionel and Skeel, Alison and Leonard, Edward J. and Breathnach, Richard}, year={1994}, month=oct, pages={117–119} }