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Proteolytic activities of human ADAMTS-5: comparative studies with ADAMTS-4.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 22 Jun 2007
Gendron Christi, Kashiwagi Masahide, Lim Ngee Han, Enghild Jan J, Thøgersen Ida B, Hughes Clare, Caterson Bruce, Nagase Hideaki
Abstract excerpt
Aggrecanases have been characterized as proteinases that cleave the Glu373-Ala374 bond of the aggrecan core protein, and they are multidomain metalloproteinases belonging to the ADAMTS (adamalysin with thrombospondin type 1 motifs) family. The first aggrecanases discovered were ADAMTS-4 (aggrecanase 1) and ADAMTS-5 (aggrecanase 2). They contain a zinc catalytic domain followed by non-catalytic ancillary domains,...
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