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Identification of novel matrix metalloproteinase-7 (matrilysin) cleavage sites in murine and human Fas ligand.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics - 15 Dec 2002
Vargo-Gogola Tracy, Crawford Howard C, Fingleton Barbara, Matrisian Lynn M
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Soluble Fas ligand (sFasL) is released from the cell surface by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), one of which is MMP-7. We have reported that MMP-7-generated sFasL is pro-apoptotic in both in vitro and in vivo systems. However, there are contradictory reports that the soluble form of FasL is inactive or anti-apoptotic, resulting in significant controversy in the literature. One potential explanation for these...
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