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Sorsby's fundus dystrophy tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP-3) mutants have unimpaired matrix metalloproteinase inhibitory activities, but affect cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix.
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology - 1 Jan 2002
Yeow Karen M, Kishnani Narendra S, Hutton Mike, Hawkes Susan P, Murphy Gillian, Edwards Dylan R
Abstract excerpt
The TIMP family of matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors consists of four members, of which TIMP-1, -2 and -4 are secreted, freely diffusible proteins, whereas TIMP-3 is ECM-associated. Mutations in the TIMP3 gene have been linked to Sorsby's fundus dystrophy (SFD), an autosomal dominant inherited retinal degenerative disease that leads to blindness. The SFD mutations characterized result in introduction of an...
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