title: [Thirty years of Met receptor research: from the discovery of an oncogene to the development of targeted therapies].
abstract: In 1984, the Met receptor and its ligand, the HGF/SF, were discovered thanks to their ability to induce cell transformation and proliferation. Thirty years of research highlighted their crucial role in the development and homeostasis of various structures, including many epithelial organs. This period also allowed unraveling the structural basis of their interaction and their complex signaling network. In parallel, Met was shown to be deregulated and associated with a poor prognosis in many cancers. Met involvement in resistance to current therapies is also being deciphered. Based on these data, pharmaceutical companies developed a variety of Met inhibitors, some of which are evaluated in phase III clinical trials. In this review, we trace the exemplary track record of research on Met receptor, which allowed moving from bench to bedside through the development of therapies targeting its activity. Many questions still remain unanswered such as the involvement of Met in several processes of development, the mechanisms involving Met in resistance to current therapies or the likely emergence of resistances to Met-targeted therapies.
authors.affiliation: CNRS UMR 8161, Institut de biologie de Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, université de Lille 1 et 2, SIRIC ONCOLille, IFR142, 1, rue du Professeur Calmette, 59021 Lille, France.
authors.forename: Rémi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montagne
authors.affiliation: CNRS UMR 8161, Institut de biologie de Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, université de Lille 1 et 2, SIRIC ONCOLille, IFR142, 1, rue du Professeur Calmette, 59021 Lille, France.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furlan
authors.affiliation: CNRS UMR 8161, Institut de biologie de Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, université de Lille 1 et 2, SIRIC ONCOLille, IFR142, 1, rue du Professeur Calmette, 59021 Lille, France.
authors.forename: Zoulika
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kherrouche
authors.affiliation: CNRS UMR 8161, Institut de biologie de Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, université de Lille 1 et 2, SIRIC ONCOLille, IFR142, 1, rue du Professeur Calmette, 59021 Lille, France.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tulasne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy; D009857:Oncogenes; D019859:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D019859:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met