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The secreted AdamTS-A metalloprotease is required for collective cell migration.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 May 2013
Ismat Afshan, Cheshire Alan M, Andrew Deborah J
Abstract excerpt
Members of the ADAMTS family of secreted metalloproteases play crucial roles in modulating the extracellular matrix (ECM) in development and disease. Here, we show that ADAMTS-A, the Drosophila ortholog of human ADAMTS 9 and ADAMTS 20, and of C. elegans GON-1, is required for cell migration during embryogenesis. AdamTS-A is expressed in multiple migratory cell types, including hemocytes, caudal visceral mesoderm...
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