Three-dimensional Type I Collagen Lattices Induce Coordinate Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases MT1-MMP and MMP-2 in Microvascular Endothelial Cells*
Haas T, Davis S, Madri J. Three-dimensional Type I Collagen Lattices Induce Coordinate Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases MT1-MMP and MMP-2 in Microvascular Endothelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 3604-3610. PMID: 9452488, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.6.3604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCollagenDrug CombinationsEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsGelatinasesLamininMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-AssociatedMetalloendopeptidasesNeovascularization, PhysiologicProtein ConformationProteoglycansRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2ConceptsMT1-MMPTwo-dimensional cultureEndothelial cellsThree-dimensional collagen matrixEndothelial cell organizationEndothelial cell angiogenesisEndothelial cell migrationCell organizationCoordinate expressionPutative activatorMT1-MMP activationMMP-2Matrix metalloproteinasesCell migrationFunctional roleMatrix interactionsMatrix remodelingCollagen matrixCell angiogenesisEndothelial cell networksMMP-2 proteinProtein