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Structure-function relationships in the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Dec 1994
Willenbrock F, Murphy G
Abstract excerpt
The tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are proteins that specifically inhibit the matrix metalloproteinases. They consist of two distinct structural and functional domains. In order to elucidate the role of these domains, we have prepared mutants of TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 that lack a C-terminal domain. The N-terminal domain alone is an efficient inhibitor of all the matrix metalloproteinases through...
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