... analysisusing an anti-MSP IgG revealed a band of approxi-mately 60 kDa, presumably the a chain of matureMSP (Fig. 1A) . Generation of a band of approxi-mately 30 kDa, presumably the b chain, was alsodetected ... Itoh H, Naganuma S, Takeda N, Miyata S, Uchinok-ura S, Fukushima T, Uchiyama S, Tanaka H, NagaikeK, Shimomura T et al. (2004) Regeneration of injuredintestinal mucosa is impaired in hepatocyte ... macrophages into the site of mechanical skin injurywas delayed in HGFA)/)mice. Together with the factthat matriptase, a cell surface activator of pro-MSP [9],is also a potent activator of pro-HGF/SF...