X-ray structure of human proMMP-1: new insights into procollagenase activation and collagen binding.
Jozic, D., Bourenkov, G., Lim, N.H., Visse, R., Nagase, H., Bode, W., Maskos, K.(2005) J Biol Chem 280: 9578-9585
- PubMed: 15611040 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M411084200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1SU3 - PubMed Abstract: 
Vertebrate collagenases, members of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family, initiate interstitial fibrillar collagen breakdown. It is essential in many biological processes, and unbalanced collagenolysis is associated with diseases such as arthrit ...