[HTML][HTML] The tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs): an ancient family with structural and functional diversity

K Brew, H Nagase - Biochimica et biophysica acta (BBA)-molecular cell …, 2010 - Elsevier
Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are widely distributed in the animal kingdom
and the human genome contains four paralogous genes encoding TIMPs 1 to 4. TIMPs were …

Matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases: structure, function, and biochemistry

R Visse, H Nagase - Circulation research, 2003 - ahajournals.org
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), also designated matrixins, hydrolyze components of the
extracellular matrix. These proteinases play a central role in many biological processes …

New functions for the matrix metalloproteinases in cancer progression

M Egeblad, Z Werb - Nature reviews cancer, 2002 - nature.com
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have long been associated with cancer-cell invasion and
metastasis. This provided the rationale for clinical trials of MMP inhibitors, unfortunately with …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases: evolution, structure and function

K Brew, D Dinakarpandian, H Nagase - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2000 - Elsevier
The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play a key role in the normal physiology of
connective tissue during development, morphogenesis and wound healing, but their …

Blockade of RAGE–amphoterin signalling suppresses tumour growth and metastases

A Taguchi, DC Blood, G Del Toro, A Canet, DC Lee… - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), a multi-ligand member of the
immunoglobulin superfamily of cell surface molecules,, interacts with distinct molecules …

Metalloproteinase inhibitors: biological actions and therapeutic opportunities

AH Baker, DR Edwards, G Murphy - Journal of cell science, 2002 - journals.biologists.com
Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are the major cellular inhibitors of the matrix
metalloproteinase (MMP) sub-family, exhibiting varying efficacy against different members …

Mechanisms of normal and tumor-derived angiogenesis

M Papetti, IM Herman - American Journal of Physiology …, 2002 - journals.physiology.org
Often those diseases most evasive to therapeutic intervention usurp the human body's own
cellular machinery or deregulate normal physiological processes for propagation. Tumor …

Progress in matrix metalloproteinase research

G Murphy, H Nagase - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are now acknowledged as key players in the regulation of
both cell–cell and cell–extracellular matrix interactions. They are involved in modifying …

Cytokine functions of TIMP-1

C Ries - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2014 - Springer
The tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are well recognized for their role in
extracellular matrix remodeling by controlling the activity of matrix metalloproteinases …

Sorting drops and cells with acoustics: acoustic microfluidic fluorescence-activated cell sorter

L Schmid, DA Weitz, T Franke - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
We describe a versatile microfluidic fluorescence-activated cell sorter that uses acoustic
actuation to sort cells or drops at ultra-high rates. Our acoustic sorter combines the …