Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs): Chemical–biological functions and (Q) SARs

RP Verma, C Hansch - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2007 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a large family of calcium-dependent zinc-containing
endopeptidases, which are responsible for the tissue remodeling and degradation of the …

Determination of protease cleavage site motifs using mixture-based oriented peptide libraries

BE Turk, LL Huang, ET Piro, LC Cantley - Nature biotechnology, 2001 - nature.com
The number of known proteases is increasing at a tremendous rate as a consequence of
genome sequencing projects. Although one can guess at the functions of these novel …

Protease‐activated prodrugs: strategies, challenges, and future directions

M Poreba - The FEBS journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Proteases play critical roles in virtually all biological processes, including proliferation, cell
death and survival, protein turnover, and migration. However, when dysregulated, these …

[HTML][HTML] Crystal structure of the complex formed by the membrane type 1‐matrix metalloproteinase with the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases‐2, the soluble …

C Fernandez‐Catalan, W Bode, R Huber, D Turk… - The EMBO …, 1998 - embopress.org
The proteolytic activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) towards extracellular matrix
components is held in check by the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). The …

Matrix metalloproteinases in lung biology

WC Parks, SD Shapiro - Respiratory research, 2000 - Springer
Despite much information on their catalytic properties and gene regulation, we actually know
very little of what matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) do in tissues. The catalytic activity of …

Epilysin, a novel human matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-28) expressed in testis and keratinocytes and in response to injury

J Lohi, CL Wilson, JD Roby, WC Parks - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2001 - ASBMB
We have cloned a new human matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-28, epilysin) from human
keratinocyte and testis cDNA libraries. Like most MMPs, epilysin contains a signal …

Matrix-metalloproteinases as targets for controlled delivery in cancer: An analysis of upregulation and expression

KJ Isaacson, MM Jensen, NB Subrahmanyam… - Journal of Controlled …, 2017 - Elsevier
While commonly known for degradation of the extracellular matrix, matrix metalloproteinases
(MMPs) exhibit broad potential for use in targeting of bioactive and imaging agents in cancer …

Membrane type-matrix metalloproteinases (MT-MMP)

S Zucker, D Pei, J Cao, C Lopez-Otin - 2003 - Elsevier
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Expression of stromelysin-3 in atherosclerotic lesions: regulation via CD40–CD40 ligand signaling in vitro and in vivo

U Schönbeck, F Mach, GK Sukhova… - The Journal of …, 1999 - rupress.org
Stromelysin-3 is an unusual matrix metalloproteinase, being released in the active rather
than zymogen form and having a distinct substrate specificity, targeting serine proteinase …