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SUBMITTER: Wong HL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4773521 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wong Hoi Leong Xavier HL Jin Guoxiang G Cao Renhai R Zhang Shuo S Cao Yihai Y Zhou Zhongjun Z
Nature communications 20160301
Lymphangiogensis is involved in various pathological conditions, such as arthritis and cancer metastasis. Although many factors have been identified to stimulate lymphatic vessel growth, little is known about lymphangiogenesis inhibitors. Here we report that membrane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) is an endogenous suppressor of lymphatic vessel growth. MT1-MMP-deficient mice exhibit spontaneous corneal lymphangiogenesis without concomitant changes in angiogenesis. Mice lacking MT1-MMP ...[more]