Recognition and catabolism of synthetic heterotrimeric collagen peptides by matrix metalloproteinases.

BACKGROUND: The general consensus is that interstitial collagens are digested by collagenases and denatured collagen by gelatinases, although processing of fibrillar and acetic-acid-soluble collagen by gelatinase A has also been reported. One of the main difficulties in studying the mechanism of act...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteurs: Ottl, J, Gabriel, D, Murphy, G, Knäuper, V, Tominaga, Y, Nagase, H, Kröger, M, Tschesche, H, Bode, W, Moroder, L
Formaat: Journal article
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: 2000