Biochemical characterization and structure determination of a potent, selective antibody inhibitor of human MMP9.
Appleby, T.C., Greenstein, A.E., Hung, M., Liclican, A., Velasquez, M., Villasenor, A.G., Wang, R., Wong, M.H., Liu, X., Papalia, G.A., Schultz, B.E., Sakowicz, R., Smith, V., Kwon, H.J.(2017) J Biol Chem 292: 6810-6820
- PubMed: 28235803 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M116.760579
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5TH6, 5TH9 - PubMed Abstract: 
Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) is a member of a large family of proteases that are secreted as inactive zymogens. It is a key regulator of the extracellular matrix, involved in the degradation of various extracellular matrix proteins. MMP9 plays a pathological role in a variety of inflammatory and oncology disorders and has long been considered an attractive therapeutic target ...