2004
MMP‐2 null mice exhibit an early onset and severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis due to an increase in MMP‐9 expression and activity
Esparza J, Kruse M, Lee J, Michaud M, Madri JA. MMP‐2 null mice exhibit an early onset and severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis due to an increase in MMP‐9 expression and activity. The FASEB Journal 2004, 18: 1682-1691. PMID: 15522913, DOI: 10.1096/fj.04-2445com.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge of OnsetAnimalsBasement MembraneBlood-Brain BarrierBrainCD3 ComplexCell MovementEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalEnzyme ActivationGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicMatrix Metalloproteinase 14Matrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-AssociatedMetalloendopeptidasesMiceMice, KnockoutT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-LymphocytesConceptsMMP-2 KO miceExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMMP-9 expressionAutoimmune encephalomyelitisEarly onsetWT miceKO miceMMP-9Bone marrowSevere experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMMP-2 null miceSimilar early onsetWT bone marrowClinical disease scoresMMP-2-deficient miceKO bone marrowMatrix metalloproteinase-2MT1-MMP expressionEndothelial cell monolayersSevere diseaseDisease scoreMetalloproteinase-2Collagen type IVMMP-2Matrix metalloproteinase
1999
Egr-1 Mediates Extracellular Matrix-driven Transcription of Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase in Endothelium*
Haas T, Stitelman D, Davis S, Apte S, Madri J. Egr-1 Mediates Extracellular Matrix-driven Transcription of Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase in Endothelium*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 22679-22685. PMID: 10428849, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.32.22679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDNA-Binding ProteinsEarly Growth Response Protein 1Endothelium, VascularExtracellular MatrixGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHalf-LifeImmediate-Early ProteinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 14Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-AssociatedMetalloendopeptidasesMiceMolecular Sequence DataNeovascularization, PhysiologicProtein BindingRatsRNA, MessengerSp1 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticUp-RegulationConceptsMembrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinaseEgr-1MT1-MMPTranscription factor Egr-1Number of proteinsExtracellular matrix environmentEnhanced transcriptional activityEndothelial cellsTranscriptional activityPromoter correlatesIncreased transcriptionCellular invasionInvasive phenotypeMatrix metalloproteinaseTranscriptionMatrix environmentMatrix metalloproteinase activityMetalloproteinase activityCellsMatrix metalloproteinasesInvasionIncrease productionAngiogenesisMetalloproteinaseProtein