| Literature DB >> 15165905 |
Joanna Dzwonek1, Marcin Rylski, Leszek Kaczmarek.
Abstract
More than 20 matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and four of their endogenous tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) act together to control tightly temporally restricted, focal proteolysis of extracellular matrix. In the neurons of the adult brain several components of the TIMP/MMP system are expressed and are responsive to changes in neuronal activity. Furthermore, functional studies, especially involving blocking of MMP activities, along with the identification of MMP substrates in the brain strongly suggest that this enzymatic system plays an important physiological role in adult brain neurons, possibly being pivotal for neuronal plasticity.Mesh:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15165905 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.03.070
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124