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Regulation of MMP-9 by p53 in first trimester cytotrophoblastic cells.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Oct 2008
Cohen M, Wuillemin C, Irion O, Bischof P
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BACKGROUND: The matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family is known to play a key role in tissue remodelling during embryonic development and in pathological conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, arthritis and cancer metastasis. It has been shown previously that p53 regulates positively or negatively the expression of different MMPs. Because of p53 overexpression in trophoblastic cells, and its potential role in...
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