Susceptibility of cartilage collagens type II, IX, X, and XI to human synovial collagenase and neutrophil elastase

Cleavage of Structural Proteins during the Assembly of the Head of Bacteriophage T4

1970 • 253,849 citations

Extracellular matrix biochemistry

1984 • 1,038 citations

Articular Cartilage Biochemistry

1987 • 504 citations

Dynamic state of collagen: pathways of collagen degradation in vivo and their possible role in regulation of collagen mass

1987 • 379 citations

Collagen heterogeneity in human cartilage: Identification of several new collagen chains

1979 • 324 citations

Stimulation by human interleukin 1 of cartilage breakdown and production of collagenase and proteoglycanase by human chondrocytes but not by human osteoblasts in vitro

1984 • 281 citations

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

1980 • 279 citations

Collagen type IX: Evidence for covalent linkages to type II collagen in cartilage

1987 • 248 citations

Effects of matrix macromolecules on chondrocyte gene expression: synthesis of a low molecular weight collagen species by cells cultured within collagen gels.

1982 • 220 citations

Collagenase at Sites of Cartilage Erosion in the Rheumatoid Joint

1977 • 218 citations

Collagenase in Normal and Pathological Connective Tissues

1980 • 208 citations

A unique low molecular weight collagen secreted by cultured chick embryo chondrocytes.

1982 • 202 citations

On the role of type IX collagen in the extracellular matrix of cartilage: type IX collagen is localized to intersections of collagen fibrils.

1986 • 189 citations

The degradation of articular collagen by neutrophil proteinases

1977 • 189 citations

The developmentally regulated type X collagen gene contains a long open reading frame without introns.

1986 • 188 citations

The structure of type IX collagen.

1985 • 180 citations

A short chain (pro)collagen from aged endochondral chondrocytes. Biochemical characterization.

1983 • 164 citations

Metalloproteinases from rabbit bone culture medium degrade types IV and V collagens, laminin and fibronectin

1981 • 138 citations

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

1980 • 137 citations

Human synovium releases a factor which stimulates chondrocyte production of PGE and plasminogen activator

1980 • 134 citations

Identification of a new disulphide bonded collagen from cartilage

1980 • 133 citations

Specific cleavage of the native Type III collagen molecule with trypsin

1976 • 125 citations

In vitro activation of human chondrocytes and synoviocytes by a human interleukin‐1‐like factor

1984 • 125 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

Collagenase in normal and pathological connective tissues

1980 • 110 citations

Type X collagen contains two cleavage sites for a vertebrate collagenase.

1986 • 106 citations

Identification of two further collagenous fractions from articular cartilage

1981 • 65 citations

Different levels of glycosylation contribute to the heterogeneity of α1(II) collagen chains derived from a transplantable rat chondrosarcoma

1983 • 59 citations

Polymorphonuclear granulocytes in rheumatic tissue destruction

1981 • 56 citations

Isolation, characterization, and amino-terminal amino acid sequence analysis of human neutrophil cathepsin G from normal donors

1986 • 54 citations

Action of Rheumatoid Synovial Collagenase on Cartilage Caollagen

1975 • 53 citations

All three chains of 1α2α3α collagen from hyaline cartilage resist human collagenase

1984 • 40 citations

Proteoglycan- and Collagen-Degrading Enzymes from Human Interleukin 1-Stimulated Chondrocytes from Several Species: Proteoglycanase and Collagenase Inhibitors as Potentially New Disease-Modifying Antiarthritic Agents

1986 • 40 citations

Isolation and characterization of the precursor of type M collagen

1984 • 37 citations

Polymorphonuclear granulocytes in rheumatic tissue destruction

1984 • 36 citations

Lysosomal elastase: Effect on mechanical and biochemical properties of normal cartilage, inhibition by polysulfonated glycosaminoglycan, and binding to chondrocytes

1981 • 31 citations

Isolation, characterization, and amino-terminal amino acid sequence analysis of human neutrophil elastase from normal donors

1985 • 29 citations

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

1982 • 25 citations

Minor Collagens in Arthrotic Human Cartilage: Change in Content of 1α, 2α, 3α and M-collagen with Age and in Osteoarthrosis

1983 • 19 citations

Isolation and Characterization of Mammalian Parent Type M (IX) Collagen

1985 • 5 citations

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1955 • 0 citations