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SUBMITTER: McMahon M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5113859 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McMahon Meagan M Ye Siying S Izzard Leonard L Dlugolenski Daniel D Tripp Ralph A RA Bean Andrew G D AG McCulloch Daniel R DR Stambas John J
PLoS biology 20161117 11
The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides physical scaffolding for cellular constituents and initiates biochemical and biomechanical cues that are required for physiological activity of living tissues. The ECM enzyme ADAMTS5, a member of the ADAMTS (A Disintegrin-like and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin-1 motifs) protein family, cleaves large proteoglycans such as aggrecan, leading to the destruction of cartilage and osteoarthritis. However, its contribution to viral pathogenesis and immunit ...[more]