Diffusion of MMPs on the surface of collagen fibrils: the mobile cell surface-collagen substratum interface.

Remodeling of the extracellular matrix catalyzed by MMPs is central to morphogenetic phenomena during development and wound healing as well as in numerous pathologic conditions such as fibrosis and cancer. We have previously demonstrated that secreted MMP-2 is tethered to the cell surface and activa...

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Main Authors: Ivan E Collier, Wesley Legant, Barry Marmer, Olga Lubman, Saveez Saffarian, Tetsuro Wakatsuki, Elliot Elson, Gregory I Goldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3164694?pdf=render