| UniProt functional annotation for Q04756 | |||
| UniProt code: Q04756. |
| Organism: | Homo sapiens (Human). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. | |
| Function: | Activates hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) by converting it from a single chain to a heterodimeric form. | |
| Subunit: | Heterodimer of a short chain and a long chain linked by a disulfide bond. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15713485, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18077410}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Secreted. Note=Secreted as an inactive single- chain precursor and is then activated to a heterodimeric form. | |
| Tissue specificity: | Liver. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the peptidase S1 family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00274}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.