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Transcriptional up-regulation of endothelial cell matrix metalloproteinase-2 in response to extracellular cues involves GATA-2.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 28 Nov 2003
Han Xiaoyan, Boyd Pamela J, Colgan Stephen, Madri Joseph A, Haas Tara L
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Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) plays a critical role in endothelial cells during the processes of angiogenesis and vascular remodeling. Endothelial cell production of MMP-2 is greatly enhanced when cells are cultured within a three-dimensional type I collagen matrix coinciding with the increa...
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