Novel Expansion of Matrix Metalloproteases in the Laboratory Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) and Other Salamander Species

Matrix metalloprotease (MMP) genes encode endopeptidases that cleave protein components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) as well as non-ECM proteins. Here we report the results of a comprehensive survey of MMPs in the laboratory axolotl and other representative salamanders. Surprisingly, 28 MMPs we...

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Main Authors: Nour Al Haj Baddar, Nataliya Timoshevskaya, Jeramiah J. Smith, Houfu Guo, S. Randal Voss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.786263/full