Role of collagenases in tumor cell invasion

Laminin–a glycoprotein from basement membranes.

1979 • 2,372 citations

Metastatic potential correlates with enzymatic degradation of basement membrane collagen

1980 • 1,778 citations

Cell Biology of Extracellular Matrix

1988 • 1,498 citations

Role of collagenous matrices in the adhesion and growth of cells.

1981 • 1,375 citations

Structurally Distinct Collagen Types

1980 • 1,078 citations

A Network Model for the Organization of Type IV Collagen Molecules in Basement Membranes

1981 • 889 citations

The Biology of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis

1978 • 819 citations

Problems in Breast Pathology

2006 • 714 citations

Problems in Breast Pathology

1980 • 706 citations

Isolation of a heparan sulfate-containing proteoglycan from basement membrane.

1980 • 672 citations

Distribution of a major connective tissue protein, fibronectin, in normal human tissues.

1978 • 666 citations

Role of laminin in the attachment of PAM 212 (epithelial) cells to basement membrane collagen

1980 • 661 citations

Effect of plasminogen activator (urokinase), plasmin, and thrombin on glycoprotein and collagenous components of basement membrane.

1981 • 587 citations

Cancer metastasis

1982 • 567 citations

Basal lamina scaffold-anatomy and significance for maintenance of orderly tissue structure.

1974 • 551 citations

Determination of cellular shape by the extracellular matrix and its correlation with the control of cellular growth.

1978 • 487 citations

Biochemistry and Metabolism of Basement Membranes

1979 • 468 citations

Entactin, a novel basal lamina-associated sulfated glycoprotein.

1981 • 454 citations

Preferential digestion of basement membrane collagen by an enzyme derived from a metastatic murine tumor.

1979 • 452 citations

Cell Biology of Extracellular Matrix

1983 • 414 citations

Human skin collagenase: isolation of precursor and active forms from both fibroblast and organ cultures

1977 • 387 citations

The collagen substrate specificity of human skin fibroblast collagenase.

1981 • 371 citations

Purification of rabbit bone inhibitor of collagenase

1981 • 352 citations

Specific degradation of the collagen molecule by tadpole collagenolytic enzyme.

1965 • 339 citations

Role of laminin in the attachment and metastasis of murine tumor cells.

1982 • 334 citations

DEPENDENCE OF SALIVARY EPITHELIAL MORPHOLOGY AND BRANCHING MORPHOGENESIS UPON ACID MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE-PROTEIN (PROTEOGLYCAN) AT THE EPITHELIAL SURFACE

1972 • 304 citations

Degradation of type IV (basement membrane) collagen by a proteinase isolated from human polymorphonuclear leukocyte granules.

1980 • 279 citations

Isolation of glycosaminoglycans (heparan sulfate) from glomerular basement membranes

1979 • 270 citations

Partial purification and characterization of a neutral protease which cleaves type IV collagen

1981 • 241 citations

The release of collagenase as an inactive proenzyme by bone explants in culture

1972 • 236 citations

Codistribution of collagen types IV and AB2 in basement membranes and mesangium of the kidney. an immunoferritin study of ultrathin frozen sections.

1980 • 233 citations

Evidence that latent collagenases are enzyme-inhibitor complexes

1977 • 223 citations

Destruction of extracellular matrices containing glycoproteins, elastin, and collagen by metastatic human tumor cells.

1980 • 221 citations

Increased content of Type V Collagen in desmoplasia of human breast carcinoma.

1982 • 218 citations

Metastatic tumor cells adhere preferentially to the extracellular matrix underlying vascular endothelial cells

1980 • 212 citations

Human skin collagenase, isolation and mechanism of attack on the collagen molecule

1968 • 211 citations

Collagenase in Normal and Pathological Connective Tissues

1980 • 208 citations

The interaction of α2-macroglobulin with proteinases. Binding and inhibition of mammalian collagenases and other metal proteinases

1974 • 202 citations

Granulocyte collagenase: selective digestion of type I relative to type III collagen.

1977 • 201 citations

Zymogen of tadpole collagenase

1971 • 194 citations

Characterization of a novel collagen chain in human placenta and its relation to AB collagen

1979 • 186 citations

Isolation of a subunit of laminin and its role in molecular structure and tumor cell attachment.

1982 • 182 citations

Collagenolytic enzymes in human neoplasms.

1972 • 177 citations

An inhibitor of collagenase from human amniotic fluid. Purification, characterization and action on metalloproteinases

1981 • 171 citations

Proteinases and tumor invasion

1980 • 170 citations

Purification and characterization of a collagenase extracted from rabbit tumours

1975 • 169 citations

QUANTITATION AND IMMUNOCYTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF HUMAN SKIN COLLAGENASE IN BASAL CELL CARCINOMA

1977 • 166 citations

Specific cleavage of human type III collagen by human polymorphonuclear leukocyte elastase.

1980 • 159 citations

Degradation of Basement Membrane by Murine Tumor Cells2

1977 • 156 citations

Ultrastructural localization of type V collagen in rat kidney.

1982 • 153 citations

Isolation and characterization of the cyanogen bromide peptides from the αl(II) chain of bovine and human cartilage collagen

1973 • 152 citations

Small molecular weight β1 serum protein which specifically inhibits human collagenases

1976 • 147 citations

Collagenase inhibition by cationic proteins derived from cartilage and aorta

1976 • 143 citations

Tumor Cell Collagenase and Its Inhibition by a Cartilage-Derived Protease Inhibitor

1977 • 143 citations

Effect of Natural Protease Inhibitors and a Chemoattractant on Tumor Cell Invasion In Vitro

1982 • 141 citations

Human neutrophil elastase functions as a type III collagen “Collagenase”

1980 • 137 citations

Collagenolytic activities of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.

1973 • 132 citations

Purification, characterization and inhibition of human skin collagenase

1978 • 114 citations

Purification of Rheumatoid Synovial Collagenase and Its Action on Soluble and Insoluble Collagen

1975 • 113 citations

Hormonal requirements for basement membrane collagen deposition by cultured rat mammary epithelium.

1979 • 110 citations

Stages of neoplastic transformation of human breast tissue as monitored by dissolution of basement membrane components. An immunoperoxidase study.

1981 • 106 citations

Type-specific collagenolysis: A type V collagen-degrading enzyme from macrophages

1980 • 106 citations

Degradation of Basement‐Membrane Collagen by Neutral Proteases from Human Leukocytes

1980 • 106 citations

Human Breast Carcinoma: Fibrin Deposits ans Desmoplasia. Inflammatory Cell Type and Distribution. Microvasculature and Infarction<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref><xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN3">3</xref>

1981 • 104 citations

AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE INVASION OF ASCITES TUMOR CELLS INTO THE ABDOMINAL WALL.

1965 • 102 citations

Tumor Invasion and Metastasis

1982 • 99 citations

Idenification, Distribution, and Significance of a Collagenolytic Enzyme in Human Tissues.

1967 • 92 citations

Extracellular matrix proteins characterize human tumor cell lines

1981 • 92 citations

Effect of collagenolytic activity in basal cell epithelioma of the skin on reconstituted collagen and physical properties and kinetics of the crude enzyme.

1972 • 91 citations

Identification of a type V collagenolytic enzyme

1981 • 86 citations

Polymorphonuclear leukocyte migration through human amnion membrane

1981 • 83 citations

Collagenolytic activity in malignant melanoma: physiocochemical studies.

1973 • 75 citations

Electron microscopic observations of collagenolytic activity of basal cell epithelioma of the skin in vivo and in vitro.

1972 • 75 citations

A NEW FACTOR THAT MAY CONTROL COLLAGEN RESORPTION

1977 • 73 citations

Collagenase Activity in Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Larynx

1975 • 71 citations

Collagenase, procollagenase and activator relationships in tadpole tissue cultures

1972 • 70 citations

Structure of milk lactoperoxidase

1981 • 68 citations

Gelatin: A Poor Substrate for a Mammalian Collagenase

1973 • 65 citations

In vitro Evidence of Neutral Collagenase Activity in an Invasive Mammalian Tumour

1969 • 59 citations

Collagenase in carcinoma cells

1972 • 56 citations

Collagenolytic Activity of Sarcoma Tissues in Culture

1970 • 53 citations

Androgen, estrogen and progestin binding sites in human leukemic cells

1981 • 49 citations

Inappropriate production of collagen and prolyl hydroxylase by human breast cancer cells in vivo

1975 • 49 citations

The ducts of carcinomatous breasts, with particular reference to connectivetissue changes

1957 • 47 citations

Collagenolytic activity of rabbit V2-carcinoma growing at multiple sites

1978 • 44 citations

Binding of latent rheumatoid synovial collagenase to collagen fibrils

1978 • 41 citations

Synthesis of a collagenase inhibitor by smooth muscle cells in culture

1978 • 38 citations

In vitro quantitative assay of invasion using human amnion

1982 • 36 citations

Extractable Collagenase and Carcino Genesis of the Mouse Skin

1977 • 35 citations

Quantitation of basement membrane collagen degradation by living tumor cells in vitro

1980 • 33 citations

In vitro determination of tumor invasiveness using extracted hyaline cartilage.

1981 • 32 citations

Collagenase Inhibitors Retarding Invasion of a Human Tumor in Nude Mice

1980 • 31 citations

Antibodies to collagenase‐resistant terminal regions of pro‐type IV collagen recognize whole basement membrane and 7 S collagen

1981 • 29 citations

Collagenolytic Activities of Cultured Human Malignant Melanoma Cells1

1978 • 28 citations

Exclusion of dextrans by meshworks of collagenous fibres

1977 • 26 citations

Procollagenase from bovine gingiva

1976 • 26 citations

Protease susceptibilities of HMW, 1α, 2α, but not 3α cartilage collagens are similar to type V collagen

1982 • 25 citations

Human collagenase and its extracellular inhibitors in relation to tumor invasiveness

1980 • 25 citations

Invasion of Vascular Endothelial Cell Monolayers and Underlying Matrix by Metastatic Human Cancer Cells

1981 • 25 citations

Differences in the physical properties of collagenases isolated from rheumatoid synovium and human skin

1973 • 23 citations

Collagenase activity in cultures of rat prostate carcinoma

1979 • 19 citations

Host-tumor cell interactions and collagenase activity

1982 • 18 citations

Collagenase of Human Skin Basal Cell Epithelioma1

1977 • 17 citations