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SUBMITTER: Koppisetti RK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4242912 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Koppisetti Rama K RK Fulcher Yan G YG Jurkevich Alexander A Prior Stephen H SH Xu Jia J Lenoir Marc M Overduin Michael M Van Doren Steven R SR
Nature communications 20141121
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) regulate tissue remodelling, inflammation and disease progression. Some soluble MMPs are inexplicably active near cell surfaces. Here we demonstrate the binding of MMP-12 directly to bilayers and cellular membranes using paramagnetic NMR and fluorescence. Opposing sides of the catalytic domain engage spin-labelled membrane mimics. Loops project from the β-sheet interface to contact the phospholipid bilayer with basic and hydrophobic residues. The distal membrane ...[more]