Class II Major Histocompatibility Complex Transactivator (CIITA) Inhibits Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Gene Expression
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Class II major histocompatibility complex transactivator (CIITA) inhibits matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene expression.
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of structurally related proteins with the collective capability to degrade all components of the extracellular matrix. Although MMP-mediated degradation of the extracellular matrix occurs physiologically, numerous pathological conditions exhibit increased MMP levels and excessive matrix degradation. Previous work from our laboratory has shown that i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m403738200