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Rho-ROCK-myosin signaling mediates membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase-induced cellular aggregation of keratinocytes.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 3 Sept 2010
Dangi-Garimella Surabhi, Redig Amanda J, Shields Mario A, Siddiqui Mohammed A, Munshi Hidayatullah G
Abstract excerpt
Membrane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP, MMP14), which is associated with extracellular matrix (ECM) breakdown in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), promotes tumor formation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. However, in this report we demonstrate that MT1-MMP, by cleaving the underlying ECM, causes cellular aggregation of keratinocytes and SCC cells. Treatment with an MMP inhibitor abrogated...
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