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Establishment of an MT4‐MMP‐deficient mouse strain representing an efficient tracking system for MT4‐MMP/MMP‐17 expression in vivo using β‐galactosidase
1 Sept 2007
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The biological functions of membrane-type 4 matrix metalloproteinase (MT4-MMP/MMP-17) are poorly understood because of the lack of a sensitive system for tracking its expression in vivo. We established a mutant mouse strain (Mt4-mmp(-/-)) in which Mt4-mmp was replaced with a reporter gene encoding beta-galactosidase (LacZ). Mt4-mmp(-/-) mice had normal gestations, and no apparent defects in growth, life span and...
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