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MIG-17/ADAMTS controls cell migration by recruiting nidogen to the basement membrane in C. elegans.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 30 Dec 2008
Kubota Yukihiko, Ohkura Kiyotaka, Tamai Katsuyuki K, Nagata Kayo, Nishiwaki Kiyoji
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS) family of secreted proteases cause diseases linked to ECM abnormalities. However, the mechanisms by which these enzymes modulate the ECM during development are mostly unexplored. The Caenorhabditis elegans MIG-17/ADAMTS protein is secreted from body wall muscle cells and localizes to the basement membrane (BM) of the developing...
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