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ADAMTS5 is the major aggrecanase in mouse cartilage in vivo and in vitro.
Nature - 31 Mar 2005
Stanton Heather, Rogerson Fraser M, East Charlotte J, Golub Suzanne B, Lawlor Kate E, Meeker Clare T, Little Christopher B, Last Karena, Farmer Pamela J, Campbell Ian K, Fourie Anne M, Fosang Amanda J
Abstract excerpt
Aggrecan is the major proteoglycan in cartilage, endowing this tissue with the unique capacity to bear load and resist compression. In arthritic cartilage, aggrecan is degraded by one or more 'aggrecanases' from the ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) family of proteinases. ADAMTS1, 8 and 9 have weak aggrecan-degrading activity. However, they are not thought to be the primary...
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