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An aberrant cerebellar development in mice lacking matrix metalloproteinase-3.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 Feb 2012
Van Hove Inge, Verslegers Mieke, Buyens Tom, Delorme Nathalie, Lemmens Kim, Stroobants Stijn, Gantois Ilse, D'Hooge Rudi, Moons Lieve
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Cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions are necessary for neuronal patterning and brain wiring during development. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are proteolytic enzymes capable of remodelling the pericellular environment and regulating signaling pathways through cleavage of a large degradome. MMPs have been suggested to affect cerebellar development, but the specific role of different MMPs in cerebellar...
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