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Rapamycin-Insensitive Up-Regulation of MMP2 and Other Genes in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2–Deficient Lymphangioleiomyomatosis-Like Cells
24 Apr 2009
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Increased matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity has been implicated in the pathogenesis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). The objective of this study was to investigate how tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) 1 or TSC2 deficiency alters MMP expression and regulation. We studied immortalized cells that lack TSC2 derived from an angiomyolipoma of a patient with LAM, a TSC2 addback derivative, and murine embryonic...
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