c-MET is a receptor tyrosine kinase encoded by the MET proto-oncogene. It consists of an extracellular ligand-binding domain, a transmembrane region, and an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain, and is primarily located on the cell surface. Its sole ligand is Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF). Under normal physiological conditions, binding with its…
c-MET is a receptor tyrosine kinase encoded by the MET proto-oncogene. It consists of an extracellular ligand-binding domain, a transmembrane region, and an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain, and is primarily located on the cell surface. Its sole ligand is Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF). Under normal physiological conditions, binding with its ligand HGF activates downstream signaling pathways, regulating cell proliferation, migration, differentiation, survival, and tissue repair. This is crucial for embryonic development and maintaining tissue homeostasis in adults. However, when the MET gene undergoes mutation, amplification, overexpression, or exon 14 skipping, the c-MET signaling pathway becomes abnormally and constitutively activated. This drives tumor growth, invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis, and is also a key mechanism of resistance to EGFR-targeted therapies.
TSLP (Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin) is a pleiotropic cytokine primarily secreted by epithelial cells, fibroblasts, mast cells, etc. It mainly acts on various cells such as dendritic cells, T cells, and B cells, promoting their activation, differentiation, and proliferation, and inducing them to secrete Th2 cytokines. It activates signaling…
TSLP (Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin) is a pleiotropic cytokine primarily secreted by epithelial cells, fibroblasts, mast cells, etc. It mainly acts on various cells such as dendritic cells, T cells, and B cells, promoting their activation, differentiation, and proliferation, and inducing them to secrete Th2 cytokines. It activates signaling pathways like JAK-STAT, thereby initiating Th2-type immune responses and playing a crucial role in immune regulation, inflammatory responses, and disease development.