The Matrix Metalloproteinase Family

A metalloproteinase disintegrin that releases tumour-necrosis factor-α from cells

1997 • 3,094 citations

Requirement for Macrophage Elastase for Cigarette Smoke-Induced Emphysema in Mice

1997 • 1,463 citations

COLLAGENOLYTIC ACTIVITY IN AMPHIBIAN TISSUES: A TISSUE CULTURE ASSAY

1962 • 1,275 citations

A novel metalloproteinase gene specifically expressed in stromal cells of breast carcinomas

1990 • 1,140 citations

[13] Evolutionary families of metallopeptidases

1995 • 794 citations

Evidence for metalloproteinase and metalloproteinase inhibitor imbalance in human osteoarthritic cartilage.

1989 • 604 citations

The Family of Matrix Metalloproteinases^a

1994 • 437 citations

The structure of aggrecan fragments in human synovial fluid. Evidence for the involvement in osteoarthritis of a novel proteinase which cleaves the Glu 373-Ala 374 bond of the interglobular domain.

1992 • 412 citations

Degradation of cartilage aggrecan by collagenase‐3 (MMP‐13)

1996 • 373 citations

Matrilysin: An epithelial matrix metalloproteinase with potentially novel functions

1996 • 370 citations

The X-ray crystal structure of the catalytic domain of human neutrophil collagenase inhibited by a substrate analogue reveals the essentials for catalysis and specificity.

1994 • 342 citations

Molecular cloning of a novel membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase from a human breast carcinoma.

1996 • 330 citations

Relating matrix metalloproteinase structure to function: Why the “hemopexin” domain?

1997 • 300 citations

Matrix metalloproteinases, tumor necrosis factor and multiple sclerosis: an overview

1997 • 281 citations

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Human Matrix Metalloproteinase with Unique Structural Characteristics, Chromosomal Location, and Tissue Distribution

1997 • 254 citations

Molecular cloning and mRNA tissue distribution of a novel matrix metalloproteinase isolated from porcine enamel organ

1996 • 206 citations

Early expression of a collagenase-like hatching enzyme gene in the sea urchin embryo.

1990 • 158 citations

Different Collagenase Gene Products Have Different Roles in Degradation of Type I Collagen

1996 • 125 citations

Identification of MMP-18, a Putative Novel Human Matrix Metalloproteinase

1996 • 123 citations

Clinical Importance of Metalloproteinases and Their Inhibitors^a

1994 • 90 citations

Sequencing and Characterization of the Soybean Leaf Metalloproteinase

1992 • 62 citations

A Novel Matrix Metalloproteinase Gene (XMMP) Encoding Vitronectin-like Motifs Is Transiently Expressed in Xenopus laevis Early Embryo Development

1997 • 57 citations

The Degradation of Type II Collagen in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Immunoelectron Microscopic Study

1991 • 54 citations

Mighty mice: Transgenic technology “knocks out” questions of matrix metalloproteinase function

1997 • 47 citations