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Altered endochondral bone development in matrix metalloproteinase 13-deficient mice.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 2004
Stickens Dominique, Behonick Danielle J, Ortega Nathalie, Heyer Babette, Hartenstein Bettina, Yu Ying, Fosang Amanda J, Schorpp-Kistner Marina, Angel Peter, Werb Zena
Abstract excerpt
The assembly and degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules are crucial processes during bone development. In this study, we show that ECM remodeling is a critical rate-limiting step in endochondral bone formation. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 13 (collagenase 3) is poised to play a cru...
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