Open AccessMatrix metalloproteinases at a glance
Author(s) -
MengHuee Lee,
Gillian Murphy
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of cell science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.384
H-Index - 278
eISSN - 1477-9137
pISSN - 0021-9533
DOI - 10.1242/jcs.01223
Subject(s) - biology , matrix metalloproteinase , matrix (chemical analysis) , computational biology , genetics , materials science , composite material
The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are one of the major families of proteinases that play key roles in the responses of cells to their microenvironment. Most notably the MMPs have the combined capacity to degrade all the components of the extracellular matrix. Besides modulating tissue structure
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