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It is 40 years since the first member of what came to be known as the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family was described. Structural, molecular and biochemical approaches have subsequently contributed to piecing together the puzzle of how MMPs work, and how they contribute to various disease processes.

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PubMed ID:: 11994741

DOI:: 10.1038/nrm763

ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Animals,Cloning, Molecular,Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic,History, 20th Century,Humans,Matrix Metalloproteinases,chemistry,genetics,history,physiology,Models, Biological,Models, Molecular,Protease Inhibitors,therapeutic use

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Animals, Cloning, Molecular, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, History, 20th Century, Humans, Matrix Metalloproteinases, chemistry, genetics, history, physiology, Models, Biological, Models, Molecular, Protease Inhibitors, therapeutic use

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