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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Fields GB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3610953 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Interstitial collagen mechanical and biological properties are altered by proteases that catalyze the hydrolysis of the collagen triple-helical structure. Collagenolysis is critical in development and homeostasis but also contributes to numerous pathologies. Mammalian collagenolytic enzymes include matrix metalloproteinases, cathepsin K, and neutrophil elastase, and a variety of invertebrates and pathogens possess collagenolytic enzymes. Components of the mechanism of action for the collagenolyt ...[more]