| Literature DB >> 10356396 |
E Morgunova1, A Tuuttila, U Bergmann, M Isupov, Y Lindqvist, G Schneider, K Tryggvason.
Abstract
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) catalyze extracellular matrix degradation. Control of their activity is a promising target for therapy of diseases characterized by abnormal connective tissue turnover. MMPs are expressed as latent proenzymes that are activated by proteolytic cleavage that triggers a conformational change in the propeptide (cysteine switch). The structure of proMMP-2 reveals how the propeptide shields the catalytic cleft and that the cysteine switch may operate through cleavage of loops essential for propeptide stability.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10356396 DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5420.1667
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728