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Zymographic techniques for the analysis of matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors

BioTechniques, 2005
The balance between matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitors, the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs), is largely responsible for the remodeling of tissues.
Patricia A.M. Snoek-van Beurden, Johannes W. Von den Hoff   +1 more
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Matrix metalloproteinase‐9 regulates cell adhesion and membrane protrusive activity of ovarian cancer cells

FEBS Open Bio, Volume 16, Issue 7, Page 1414-1427, July 2026.
Matrix metalloproteinase‐9 (MMP9) drives ovarian cancer progression. Using MMP9‐null cells (M9‐KO) created from ovarian cancer cells, we found MMP9 loss did not block Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF)‐driven E‐cadherin dissolution or EMT but delayed and reduced EGF‐driven membrane protrusions. Transient MMP9 re‐expression drove membrane protrusion.
Claire Strauel, Sam Bennett, Natalie Ehlinger, Nelson Cook, Katelyn Marvin, Caleb L. Lines, Sam Reyes, Brooke Kirby, Shawn M. Ellerbroek   +8 more
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Design and Synthesis of Peptide‐Polyester Conjugates for Cell‐Mediated Scaffold Degradation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 15, Issue 27, 17 July 2026.
This work describes polycaprolactone (PCL)‐based biomaterials engineered to degrade in response to cell‐secreted proteases. A fast‐degrading peptide (Fast) sequence is integrated into a PCL conjugate backbone to produce a biomaterial that is selectively degraded by multiple cell types compared to its scrambled control (ScrFast).
Korina Vida G. Sinad, Natasha K. Hunt, Srujan Singh, Kelly B. Seims, Yingjie Wu, E. Thomas Pashuck, Warren L. Grayson, Lesley W. Chow   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

ApoE‐ and Cfh‐deficient mice exhibit structural and molecular features of human early–intermediate retinal degeneration

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, Volume 9, Issue 7, Page 1420-1435, July 2026.
Age‐related macular degeneration (AMD) involves lipid dysregulation and complement overactivation. Here, we characterize a double‐knockout ApoE−/−/Cfh−/− mouse as a model of early–intermediate retinal degeneration. These mice exhibit retinal pigment epithelium thinning, Bruch's membrane thickening, lipid accumulation, enhanced C5b‐9 deposition ...
Sergio Recalde, Maite Moreno Orduña, Jaione Bezunartea, Idoia Belza, Ainara Chas, Laura Fernández‐Sánchez, Nicolás Cuenca Navarro, Alfredo García‐Layana, Patricia Fernández‐Robredo, María Hernández   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Polyphosphate‐Degrading Enzyme Confers Growth on Exogenous Polyphosphate in the Archaeon Haloferax volcanii

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 28, Issue 7, July 2026.
A novel polyP‐degrading enzyme with an activity differing from those currently known was found in Haloferax volcanii, conferring the ability for this microbe to grow on extracellular polyP. These findings further our understanding of the potential ecological roles of polyP and how archaea metabolise this essential biopolymer.
Jack W. F. Nicholls, Vincent O'Flaherty, Timothy M. Lenton, John W. McGrath, Jason P. Chin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Inexpensive Staining Alternative for Gelatin Zymography Gels

Methods and Protocols, 2019
Zymography is a widely used electrophoretic method to determine proteolytic activities in samples from various sources. The method is based on copolymerizing a suitable protein substrate within a sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel.
Christian Wechselberger, Christian Doppler, David Bernhard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Proteolytic remodelling of the extracellular matrix by pericytes

The FEBS Journal, Volume 293, Issue 13, Page 3899-3953, July 2026.
Pericytes are specialised perivascular cells intimately connected with endothelial cells and essential for the maintenance of vascular beds. They contribute to the formation and remodelling of the extracellular matrix by actively secreting proteases and protease inhibitors.
Tina Burkhard, Ella Milne, Kate Qian, Paola Campagnolo, Salvatore Santamaria   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An improved collagen zymography approach for evaluating the collagenases MMP-1, MMP-8, and MMP-13

BioTechniques, 2017
Collagen zymography is an SDS-PAGE–based method for detecting both the proenzyme and active forms of collagenases. Although collagen zymography is used for assessment of the matrix metalloproteinases MMP-1 and MMP-13, it can be difficult to detect these ...
Seniz Inanc, Didem Keles, Gulgun Oktay
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Interactions of Antibody Drug Conjugate Anti‐Tubulin and Topoisomerase I Inhibitor Payloads with Radiotherapy to Potentiate Immunotherapy

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 35, 24 June 2026.
Antibody drug conjugates deliver their cytotoxic anti‐tubulin or topoisomerase I inhibitor payloads to tumors through cancer cell receptor targeting. The released drug payloads induce cellular changes that interact with radiotherapy resulting in radiosensitization that improves cancer cell kill and stimulates anti‐tumor immune responses.
Jacqueline Lesperance, Bryan S. Yung, Michael M. Allevato, Marcus M Cheng, Maria F. Camargo, Robert Saddawi‐Konefka, Kanika Dhawan, Ashwyn K. Sharma, Mahsa Mortaja, Sophie Bice, Daniel J. Scanderbeg, Diego Alvarado, Jyoti Mayadev, Ramez N. Eskander, Stephen R. Adams, Pippa F. Cosper, J. Silvio Gutkind, Sunil J. Advani   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vitamins as potent cancer treatments through regulating the activity and expression of MMP‐2 and MMP‐9

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, Volume 47, Issue 6, Page 745-755, June 2026.
Vitamins could regulate both MMP‐2 and MMP‐9 expression and activity through transcriptional and MAPK signaling pathway modulation. This study highlights the potential of vitamins as low‐toxicity therapeutic or adjunct agents for targeting MMP‐mediated cancer progression. Abstract Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP‐2 and MMP‐9) are key regulators of cancer
Yen Thi Nguyen, Eungchan Kim, Ha Vy Thi Vo, Song Ja Kim, Namdoo Kim, Hyuck Jin Lee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source