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Molecular characterization, mapping, and haplotype analysis of porcine matrix metalloproteinase genes MMP1 and MMP10.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Dec 2009
Wu Xiao, Pan Yuchun
Abstract excerpt
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of enzymes that cleave protein components of the extracellular matrix, such as collagens, laminin, fibronectin, and proteoglycans, playing a role in degradation of the matrix of the uterus and in embryo implantation. We report the identification of two members of the MMP gene family in swine. The porcine MMP1 and MMP10 genes comprise 10 exons and 9 introns spanning...
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