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matrix metalloproteinase
2 studies on matrix metalloproteinase — reviewed, translated, woven together.
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- 2016
Internal strain drives spontaneous periodic buckling in collagen and regulates remodeling
Andrew Dittmore, Jonathan Silver, Susanta K Sarkar, Barry Marmer, Gregory I Goldberg, Keir C NeumanThis study investigated how collagen, a key structural protein, is remodeled. Researchers observed that the enzymes responsible for breaking down collagen, called MMPs, bind to specific, vulnerable spots that appear at…
- 2006
Migration of tumor cells in 3D matrices is governed by matrix stiffness along with cell-matrix adhesion and proteolysis
Muhammad H Zaman, Linda M Trapani, Alisha L Sieminski, Drew MacKellar, Haiyan Gong, Roger D Kamm, Alan Wells, Douglas A…This study investigated how tumor cells move in a three-dimensional environment similar to body tissues. Researchers found that in addition to the cell's ability to adhere to and pull on its surroundings, the stiffness…
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