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Association of Sonic Hedgehog with the extracellular matrix requires its zinc-coordination center.
BMC molecular and cell biology - 16 Apr 2021
Jägers Carina, Roelink Henk
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BACKGROUND: Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) has a catalytic cleft characteristic for zinc metallopeptidases and has significant sequence similarities with some bacterial peptidoglycan metallopeptidases defining a subgroup within the M15A family that, besides having the characteristic zinc coordination motif, can bind two calcium ions. Extracellular matrix (ECM) components in animals include heparan-sulfate proteoglycans,...
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